A man died in hospital last night after a fatal shooting in Greenwich.

The victim, named as Genson Courtney, aged 23, was found by police in a black Volkswagen Golf in Banning Street at around 11pm last night.

The victim had gunshot wounds to his head and shoulder and was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead at 3.43am.

The investigation is being led by Detective Chief Inspector (DCI) Mark Gower of Trident.

DCI Gower, said: “At this early stage it is believed a male suspect may have ran from the scene in the direction of Christchurch Way, SE10 shortly after the shooting.

“I am appealing to anyone who may have seen or heard anything suspicious to contact the police.

“I would like to reassure anyone concerned about contacting the police that Trident has great expertise in protecting witnesses and there are a huge variety of measures that can be put in place to protect you.”

Anyone with any information should call the incident room on 020 8733 4211 or if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A “popular and able” student from the University of Greenwich was murdered close to Penge East railway station on Saturday night.

Samuel Guidera, 24, died from a knife wound after being found in the street at the junction of Bailey Place and Newlands Park, SE26. Police believe Samuel may have been the victim of a robbery as he made his way from the railway station to a bus stop in Newlands Park.

Samuel was studying history and politics at the University of Greenwich’s Greenwich campus.

A statement on behalf of his family reads,

“Samuel was a hard working man, who was passionate about his studies. He was also very family orientated. We are devastated and cannot understand why this has happened. We would appeal to anyone who has information about our son to contact the police.”

A spokesperson for the University of Greenwich commented:

“Everyone at the University of Greenwich will be shocked and saddened by this terrible news. Samuel was a first year History student at the University of Greenwich. He was part of the university’s School of Humanities & Social Sciences, based on the Greenwich Campus.

“Samuel was a popular and able student who had made excellent progress in his studies, achieving very good grades. He earned  the respect and affection of his tutors and fellow students and  will be sadly missed by those who taught and knew him.”

An incident room has opened under the Homicide and Serious Crime Command

Detective Chief Inspector John McFarlane, said:

“Mr Guidera had spent the day watching football with friends. He travelled on the 21:17 train from Bickley to Penge East. We are keen to speak with anyone who remembers seeing him either on the train or getting off just after 21:30.

“Mr Guidera, who was carrying a pink T-mobile carrier bag, crossed the footbridge over the railway to the Newlands Park exit en route to meet a friend. He went into the local convenience store before walking towards the bus stop on Newlands Park where he was attacked. We are considering a number of possibilities, but believe this may have been a robbery. There would have been a number of people in the area and we are keen to speak with them.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact detectives on 020 8721 4205 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Police are appealing for information regarding the whereabouts of a man they want to speak to, following an investigation led by detectives in Greenwich.

Officers want to speak to Carlos Hutchinson, 40, from Greenwich, in connection with a kidnap, which took place in August 2010.

On the 25th of August 2010 police received several emergency calls related to a young man who was badly injured and had been bundled in a car in Pinto Way, SE3 and taken to an address in Greenwich.

Following the kidnap, 11 people were arrested; the victim was found alive two days later. All arrested are currently on bail pending further enquiries.

DC Neil May from Greenwich CID said: “We urge members of the public to contact us if they have any information about Carlos Hutchinson. We are keen to speak with him as soon as possible in order to complete our enquiries. We will treat all information given to us in the strictest confidence.”

Greenwich Police are keen to hear from anyone that knows Carlos Hutchinson or knows of his whereabouts.

Members of the public are asked not to approach Mr Hutchinson, but to call police on the following numbers; Plumstead CID on 0208 284 9416 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Five men received stabbing injuries in an incident in the early hours of this morning at North Greenwich bus station.

Police and the ambulance service were called to the scene at around 2am on Monday morning.

Four of the victims are aged 17 and one is believed to be in his 20s.

Two victims were quickly discharged, two remain in a comfortable condition and one is in a serious but stable condition.

Buses stopped in Millennium Way whilst police investigated the incident at the bus station.

Anyone with information that might assist should call police on 0300 123 1212; if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

A teenager died in the early hours of this morning after an incident apparently involving a gun in Greenwich.

Police were called out to an address in Park Mews, Calvert Road, just after 2am.

A man, believed to be 17 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers from the Homicide & Serious Crime Command are investigating and an incident room has been opened at Lewisham this morning.

Five people have already been arrested in connection with this incident and are currently in custody.

A man was found guilty today of the murder of Paul Martin in Greenwich town centre.

Michael Bowden, 28, was found guilty of the unprovoked killing which took place in Greenwich Church Street in March 2009.

Mr Martin, aged 25, was a plumber from Blackheath and was the father of two children.

Bowden, who had been previously diagnosed as having bipolar disorder, is due to be sentenced for the crime on Wednesday.

Additional information from the Press Association