A young woman has died following an incident at a house in North London, and police have opened a murder inquiry. The death of the 19-year-old has prompted an urgent response from the authorities in the early hours of the morning.
The incident took place at a residential address. Paramedics were called to a home in Dale Grove in Finchley just after midnight, responding to the scene in the middle of the night.
When help arrived, it was too late for the young woman. The victim was sadly pronounced dead at the scene, with the emergency response unable to save her.
The authorities quickly treated the death as a serious crime. A murder investigation has been launched, signalling that detectives are treating the circumstances of the woman's death as suspicious.
The search for those responsible is already under way. The Metropolitan Police have launched a manhunt and have urged anyone with information to come forward to assist the investigation.
Some details of what happened remain unconfirmed at this stage. The force has not yet confirmed that the woman was shot, leaving the precise circumstances of her death still to be formally established.
For now, the investigation centres on the home in Dale Grove where the 19-year-old lost her life. With a murder inquiry open and a manhunt active, police are appealing to the public for any information that could help them piece together the events of the night.