A 19-year-old man has been found guilty of fatally shooting a man in the back of the neck outside a nightclub in Catford after arriving on a high-powered ‘super scooter.’
Tyler Roberts-Emmanuel murdered 30-year-old Shaquille Graham near Silks nightclub in the early hours of March 10 last year, the Old Bailey heard.
Premeditated Attack
The court was told that hours before the murder, Roberts-Emmanuel had conducted a “dummy run” before setting off from his grandmother’s address in Peckham on a Kaabo Wolf Warrior 11 scooter, a powerful model he had been trying to purchase the previous month.
Prosecutor Joel Smith KC described the calculated nature of the attack: “When he arrived, he circled the area, apparently looking for a target. He lay in wait opposite the club. Twenty minutes later, he saw Mr Graham and moved.”
“He rode directly to Mr Graham, and stopped a few paces away. He got off the scooter, walked to Mr Graham and without pause, shot him through the throat.”
“Mr Graham never stood a chance. He collapsed and died immediately.”
Unclear Motive, But Overwhelming Evidence
Despite the attack being premeditated, the court heard that the exact motive behind the killing remains unclear. The murder weapon was never recovered, but forensic evidence indicated that the bullet and casing were consistent with a Carlos Arms self-loading pistol.
CCTV footage from days before the shooting also captured Roberts-Emmanuel near his grandmother’s home carrying a firearm believed to match the one used in the attack.
Roberts-Emmanuel denied murder, claiming another individual—referred to only as “X”—had access to the same address in Peckham.
Verdict and Sentencing
After deliberating for 16 hours and 23 minutes, the jury returned a unanimous guilty verdict on Monday. As the verdict was read, relatives of Mr Graham cheered and embraced in the courtroom.
Roberts-Emmanuel, who has no fixed address, was remanded into custody and will be sentenced on April 4.
