Michaela Georgiou Francis called the crime “disgusting”, adding that people like Joseph didn’t “live that life”, and that it was so tragic that it could happen to “such a wonderful loving young man”.
Jeffrey Manso, who went to the same school, St Aloysius, as Burke-Monerville, and had known the family since he was 13, said he was “shocked” about what had happened, and that he wasn’t involved in gangs.
Burke-Monerville was due to go on holiday next week to Magaluf, on the Spanish island of Majorca, which he said would be “a week ‘off’ stress”.
The second victim, a 32-year-old man, is currently in a stable condition in hospital.
Police officers are appealing for witnesses and information following the murder, and no arrests have yet been made.
Two suspects were spotted running from the scene after the shooting towards nearby Pembury Estate, with the first man described as black, while the second is light-skinned, possibly of Asian or Turkish appearance.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “At this very early stage we must retain an open mind regarding the circumstances of the incident and any motive.”
Zach Carpenter, 18, saw two men with bandanas covering their faces walk into Hindrey Road yesterday evening, before he heard three loud bangs.
One of the men was black with a red and white chequered bandana, while the other man was white and was wearing a black bandana, he said.
Mr Carpenter said: “I was walking home from the shop when I saw a black man and a white man walking down the main road and turn into Hindrey Road. After about 30 seconds I heard three loud bangs.
“It’s unnerved me a bit because my family live nearby.”
The Aberystwyth University student, whose family has lived in the area since he was 10 months old, said there were known feuds between gangs on rival estates.
“It’s not so much a war, more of a feud between the Pembury and Nightingale estates, and another one,” he said.
Another resident, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years, said: “With this happening now, I don’t think people will feel safe.
“There have been shootings here before but this is the first murder.”
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