Overview
- Officers found a man with a gunshot wound in a parked car in Frances Street, Woolwich, after reports of shots fired on 22 October; he was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries.
- The victim has been named as Terry Dearsley and he died in hospital on 4 November, prompting detectives to convert the shooting investigation into a murder probe.
- Paul Rosser‑Davies, 48, was charged on 1 November with attempted murder and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life while Dearsley was alive.
- Rosser‑Davies appeared at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court and has been remanded to appear at the Old Bailey later this month as prosecutors review whether to upgrade the charge to murder.
- The Met says specially trained officers are supporting Dearsley’s family, and prosecutors routinely reassess charges when a victim dies so the next steps are likely to focus on the evidence linking the suspect to the fatal shot.