A semi-professional boxer who is fighting for his life after having half his face blown off in a London shooting attack has been named.
Oluwafemi Omosuyi, 22, known as Femi, was hit with a shotgun in the upper body, suffering pellet wounds to his face, just before 8pm on Saturday.
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His mum Stella Aldetam, 53, said her son is now in a stable condition after having half his face blown off.
Femi was sitting inside a blue Ford Focus with friends close to his mums Wodehouse Avenue, Peckham home when the attack happened.
A second victim who was shot suffered superficial injuries in the gangland attack.
Stella said: I was so shocked, he was in the operating theatre until about midnight yesterday.
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I was so panicked I couldnt even eat, just panic and shock. He is sleeping now, his sister is with him in hospital.
She said of the attack: He was in the car with friends and they just came up and shot him through the window in the face, he also was hit in the arm and the hand.
Femi was never involved in gangs and his friends were always nice, these two boys who shot him I just want them arrested.
I hope he is okay, you never pray for your children to get shot.
She said Femi works out three days a week at the All Stars Boxing Gym in west London.
Horrifying footage emerged online showing the aftermath of the double shooting.
On Sunday a friend, who did not want to be named, said Femi had got involved in the wrong crowd.
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He said: I heard two gunshots and then heard it was Femi.
I have known him since he was a kid, he got into the wrong crowd, these are the consequences when kids just dont respect their elders anymore.
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