Tanesha Melbourne-Blake: Gunned down in gang turf war

A teenage girl was gunned down in a drive-by shooting in a ‘tit-for-tat’ war between two gangs, a court heard. Tanesha Melbourne-Blake, 17, was shot dead in Chalgrove Road, Tottenham, north London, on 2 April 2018. Marcus La-Croix, 37, and Michael Clarke, 35, are accused of murdering her in a ‘ride out’ which was part of a battle between the Northumberland Park Killers and the Wood Green Mob. Prosecutor Jocelyn Ledward, KC, said: ‘Tanesha Melbourne-Blake was 17-years-old when she was…

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