A person stabbed to dying on the Notting Hill Carnival has been named as Takayo Nembhard, a 21-year-old rapper from Bristol.
Chris Patrick, who managed the rapper often known as TKorStretch, stated in an announcement to the PA information company: “As you possibly can think about we’re all in shock.
“He went to Carnival with his younger sister and friends to have a good time.
“This is the worst doable ending for a gifted child.”
A homicide investigation was launched after the stabbing on Monday evening.
The 21-year-old had greater than 300,000 performs on one among his songs on Spotify, and almost 11,000 month-to-month listeners.
Mr Patrick, in a submit on Instagram, recalled his first assembly with TKorStretch when the rapper was simply 19.
“That meeting took us on a journey…we recorded some great music together. His talent was endless and I can tell you guys he was close to greatness!”
He hailed his pal as a “good kid, a good guy” and stated what occurred “breaks my heart”.
Police and paramedics supplied first assist remedy to TKorStretch and he was taken to hospital, the place he later died.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan stated he was “sickened” by the stabbing.
“Violence has no place on our streets and we are doing everything in our power to root it out,” he added.
Several different stabbings and violent incidents had been additionally reported, police say.
In an announcement, the Metropolitan Police stated that at about 8pm on Monday night officers grew to become conscious of a stabbing in Ladbroke Grove, beneath the Westway flyover.
Source: information.sky.com”