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Famous ice cream seller pictured serving customers before being stabbed to death
@Source: mirror.co.uk
A famous ice cream seller who was stabbed to death in the street has been pictured for the first time.
Detectives have tonight named the man who died after a stabbing in Wembley, north-west London on Tuesday as 41-year-old Shazad Khan. Police say his family are being supported by specialist officers.
A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder in the early hours of this morning. He remains in custody alongside a 31-year-old woman, who was detained at the scene on suspicion of conspiracy to murder.
Police said they responded to "reports of an altercation" in Monks Park, Wembley, at 6.10pm on Tuesday. Shazad was given emergency treatment by paramedics, but was pronounced dead at the scene.
In a statement released this evening, Met Police's Detective Chief Superintendent Luke Williams, local policing commander for north-west London, said: “Our thoughts remain with Shazad’s family and friends at this unimaginably difficult time.
“This incident will rightly cause concern across the community, but intelligence at this stage leads us to believe there is no wider threat to the public.
“Detectives are conducting a thorough and fast-paced investigation, and locals can expect to see an uptick in police presence in the area.
“Anyone with any information – particularly dashcam or doorbell footage from the time of the incident – is urged to speak to us as a matter of urgency.”
Asim Mahmood Butt, 39, a local resident living in nearby Tokyngton Avenue, said he was childhood friends with Mr Khan.
Speaking at the scene, he told reporters: “I got a call from one of my cousins.
“This guy, we know him – he’s a famous ice cream guy. He got stabbed yesterday.
“I came here and his body was still here, and police had cordoned off the area.
“We don’t know the reason why, but all that we know is that a guy with a grey hoodie stabbed him eight times. That’s what I’ve been told.
“I know his brothers as well – they’re all local. We all used to play cricket and football here in Monks Park. He started selling ice cream about a year ago.”
Mr Butt said the victim was married and had a young daughter.
The victim’s ice cream van, which had been parked on the road at the time of the incident, was well known locally for having a large teddy bear, the witness added.
A second witness, who did not want to be named, said the ice cream van was towed away from the scene in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
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