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07-27-2007, 08:40 AM
Former British heavyweight boxer James Oyebola has died after being kept on a life-support machine since being shot in the head after a row at a bar.
Mr Oyebola, 47, was shot at the back of Chateau 6 in Fulham Road, south-west London, in the early hours of Monday, after asking customers to stop smoking.
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Police said he died at 1239 BST after his life-support was switched off. Family and friends were at his bedside.
Police say the shooting is now a murder inquiry and have called for witnesses.
Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said: "This is now a murder inquiry and we need the people who were in the club that night to come forward as they may have information that could help us piece together what happened last Sunday night.
"James's family are devastated. I would urge anyone with information to come forward to police and assist us in bringing those responsible for murdering James to justice."
Officers from Operation Trident, which deals with gun violence within the black community, have searched three addresses in the Wandsworth area in connection with the shooting.
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Three suspects
Doctors had declared Mr Oyebola brain dead on Thursday.
Police said he was shot after asking three men to stop smoking in a covered courtyard area at the back of the bar, on the Fulham Road.
Police believe three black suspects, aged between 19 and 25, ran from the club in separate directions.
Mr Oyebola, who was born in Nigeria, won 18 of his 23 fights and was a bronze medallist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
He won the WBC international heavyweight title in 1993 and retired in 1996.
Former champion heavyweight boxer James Oyebola has died after his life support machine was switched off.
Family and friends of Mr Oyebola, 47, of north west London, had gathered at his bedside to pay their last respects.
He suffered terrible head injuries after being shot during a row over smoking at a west London bar. Scotland Yard said their investigation into the shooting is now a murder inquiry and urged witnesses to come forward.
A police spokesman said Mr Oyebola was pronounced dead by medical staff at New Charing Cross Hospital at 12.39pm.
Detective Chief Inspector Scott Wilson said: "This is now a murder inquiry and we need the people who were in the club that night to come forward as they may have information that could help us piece together what happened last Sunday night.
"James' family are devastated. I would urge anyone with information to come forward to police and assist us in bringing those responsible for murdering James to justice."
Officers from Operation Trident carried out searches of three addresses in Wandsworth today in connection with the investigation.
Mr Oyebola was injured after asking three men to stop smoking in a covered courtyard area at the rear of Chateau 6 in Fulham Road.
The 6ft 9ins former British heavyweight champion was shot in the head and leg during the incident in the early hours of Monday.
Four shots were fired, but no weapon has been found. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.
Mr Oyebola, 47, was shot at the back of Chateau 6 in Fulham Road, south-west London, in the early hours of Monday, after asking customers to stop smoking.
http://www.boxing-monthly.co.uk/content/9906/three.jpg
Police said he died at 1239 BST after his life-support was switched off. Family and friends were at his bedside.
Police say the shooting is now a murder inquiry and have called for witnesses.
Det Ch Insp Scott Wilson said: "This is now a murder inquiry and we need the people who were in the club that night to come forward as they may have information that could help us piece together what happened last Sunday night.
"James's family are devastated. I would urge anyone with information to come forward to police and assist us in bringing those responsible for murdering James to justice."
Officers from Operation Trident, which deals with gun violence within the black community, have searched three addresses in the Wandsworth area in connection with the shooting.
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Three suspects
Doctors had declared Mr Oyebola brain dead on Thursday.
Police said he was shot after asking three men to stop smoking in a covered courtyard area at the back of the bar, on the Fulham Road.
Police believe three black suspects, aged between 19 and 25, ran from the club in separate directions.
Mr Oyebola, who was born in Nigeria, won 18 of his 23 fights and was a bronze medallist at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh.
He won the WBC international heavyweight title in 1993 and retired in 1996.
Former champion heavyweight boxer James Oyebola has died after his life support machine was switched off.
Family and friends of Mr Oyebola, 47, of north west London, had gathered at his bedside to pay their last respects.
He suffered terrible head injuries after being shot during a row over smoking at a west London bar. Scotland Yard said their investigation into the shooting is now a murder inquiry and urged witnesses to come forward.
A police spokesman said Mr Oyebola was pronounced dead by medical staff at New Charing Cross Hospital at 12.39pm.
Detective Chief Inspector Scott Wilson said: "This is now a murder inquiry and we need the people who were in the club that night to come forward as they may have information that could help us piece together what happened last Sunday night.
"James' family are devastated. I would urge anyone with information to come forward to police and assist us in bringing those responsible for murdering James to justice."
Officers from Operation Trident carried out searches of three addresses in Wandsworth today in connection with the investigation.
Mr Oyebola was injured after asking three men to stop smoking in a covered courtyard area at the rear of Chateau 6 in Fulham Road.
The 6ft 9ins former British heavyweight champion was shot in the head and leg during the incident in the early hours of Monday.
Four shots were fired, but no weapon has been found. No one has been arrested in connection with the incident.