Overview

• Tanesha Melbourne-Blake was shot in the chest and killed while socializing with friends on April 2, 2018.
• The accused, Marcus La-Croix, 36, and Michael Clarke, 34, appeared via video-link at the Old Bailey and pleaded not guilty.
• The murder weapon, a Czechoslovakian-made automatic self-loading pistol, was also linked to another fatal shooting in 2018.
• The car used in the drive-by shooting was found burnt out in Barnet five days after the incident.
• A four-week trial for La-Croix and Clarke is scheduled to begin on March 31, 2025.