Two teenagers aged 15 and 16 have been arrested on suspicion of murder after Shaquan Mario Fearon was stabbed to death in Brockley.
The 17-year-old victim died from a stab wound to the leg after a knife fight on Thursday evening.
Met Police officers were called to Spalding House, Turnham Road, at around 6.15pm to reports of a fight in progress.
Officers found two 17-year-old males suffering stab wounds who were taken by paramedics to a south London hospital.
One of the teenagers - named by police today as Shaquan Mario Fearon - died shortly after arriving in hospital.
A post mortem examination carried out at Greenwich mortuary confirmed that Shaquan died from a stab wound to the leg.
Police cordoned off Spalding House in Brockley yesterday (September 4).
The other victim, named on social media as Junior, was treated for a stab wound and has now been discharged from hospital.
The two teenage suspects remain in custody at a south London police station and enquiries into the murder continue.
Detective Chief Inspector Will Reynolds of the Homicide and Major Crime Command, who leads the investigation, said: "Our initial enquiries have established that there were several people in the area at the time Shaquan was attacked.
"We have had a positive response from the local community but I would urge anyone who saw this incident and has yet to come forward, please contact my team."
Anyone with information can call the incident room on 020 8721 4205 or the police non-emergency line on 101. Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or at crimestoppers-uk.org.
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