ANGRY Londoners have demanded answers from cops and politicians as the capital reels after a 17-year-old girl became the 48th murder victim this year.

The teen - named locally as "Tanesha Melbourne" was gunned down in Tottenham last night, minutes before a boy, 16, was shot just a few miles away.

20 A police tent has been set up on the North London street where a 17-year-old girl was killed Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

The attacks came as it was revealed London has overtaken New York in murder rates this year.

Stunned residents hit out, citing a lack of police as the problem and ordering the Mayor of London to address the rising number of deaths on London's streets.

One person said: "48th murder in London so far this year! What are you going to do about this?"

Another added: "We need more police on the streets.

20 Friends said the young woman Tanesha was a lovely girl

We need more police on the streets. I’m so fed up of waking up to another stabbing or shooting that’s happened in London. It’s getting terrible. — ♡ (@BiebertasticUK) April 3, 2018

A shooting dead of a 17 year old girl in Tottenham is an outrage. Communities should be rising up to put an end to this violence which should be lead by David Lammy the MP for that area. — Noel Graffie (@Graffster) April 3, 2018

20 More than a dozen people have been shot and stabbed in London in just one month

20 The young woman has been named locally as Tanesha

20 A police forensics officer is seen putting mobile phones in a bag where the teen was murdered in Tottenham Credit: London News Pictures

20 Cops have launched an investigation into the teenager's death Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

"I'm so fed up of waking up to another stabbing or shooting that's happened in London. It's getting terrible."

A furious Londoner wrote on Twitter: "This is a crisis situation that needs a solution with more killing on our London streets than New York - not acceptable."

Another vented: "While people are being shot and knifed to death all over London, police numbers being cut and you spend money on building useless cycle lanes which are paralysing London."

Eight murder investigations were launched in London in January, 15 in February and 22 in March.

The Met police are under increasing pressure to put an end to the bloodshed.

The night of deadly violence comes just one day after a 20-year-old man was knifed to death in Wandsworth.

A 21-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of murder and was releases with no futher charge.

On Thursday the family of Abraham Badru, 26, shot dead on March 25 warned "gun culture is becoming rampant in our community".

The Sun offers £50k reward for info to help lock up Tanesha Melbourne’s killer THE Sun is offering a £50,000 reward to catch the killer of drive-by shooting victim Tanesha Melbourne. Our posters have gone up at the scene in Tottenham, North London, where trainee hairdresser Tanesha, 17, was caught in a gang-related shooting. Her family said she was simply “in the wrong place at the wrong time”. Shopkeeper Erdal Duman put up a Sun £50,000 reward poster in the window at Dogus Supermarket, where Tanesha was a customer and just 20ft from where she died. Erdal, 44, said: “It is very tragic. Someone must know something.” Anyone with information should contact Haringey police on 0208 358 0100. You can also dial 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. Alternatively, call The Sun on (0207) 782 4104, WHATSAPP on (07423) 720250 or EMAIL exclusive@the-sun.co.uk Full terms & conditions: thesun.co.uk/taneshareward

20 Tributes have been paid to Tanesha after she tragically died overnight

20 Cops are combing the Tottenham area where the teenager was shot and killed last night Credit: PA:Press Association

20 The youngster was gunned down on a residential street last night Credit: PA:Press Association

20 Tanesha was locally named as the teen who was killed in a drive-by shooting Credit: PA:Press Association

20 Forensic officers comb the street where she was gunned down Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Early reports of Tanesha's death suggested she was tragically caught in the crossfire between two gangs.

The teenager - who died in front of her mum - was today described by pals as "a lovely girl, no trouble to anybody".

The schoolgirl was with friends when a car pulled up and fired several shots at her from the window, a shocked friend said.

Just minutes after she was shot, a 16-year-old boy was also gunned down in Walthamstow, East London - the Met confirmed this morning he suffered life-changing injuries.

Shootings in London in 2018 There have been five fatal shootings in London so far in 2018.

Figures published in January showed police recorded 37,443 offences involving a knife or sharp instrument in the year ending September 2017 - a 21 per cent increase compared with the previous year and the highest tally since comparable records started in the 12 months to March 2011.

Gun-related crime also went up by a fifth year-on-year, to 6,694 recorded offences.

20 This is the 48th death in London so far this year - as the Met look into the North London killing Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

20 A police cordon has been set up at the end of the road where the teenage girl was shot last night Credit: PA:Press Association

His 17-year-old pal was knifed in the same attack, just miles away from where Tanesha died - despite an hour-long battle to save her.

Tyesha Mingo, 21, rubbed Tanesha's back in her final moments and kept telling her "everything is going to be okay".

She said: "I heard some shooting and I thought it was fireworks.

"Her best friend came running and banged on our door and I ran over and saw Tanesha on the floor.

"I thought she was having a fit and I got her on her side, I was rubbing her back and I didn't even know she had been shot, but I knew she was not breathing."

20 Cops were called to Tottenham in North London, after a girl was shot dead in the street, close to Northumberland Park station Credit: Twitter / @999London

20 Police in Walthamstow where a 16-year-old boy was shot last night and another was stabbed Credit: PA:Press Association

A close friend of the murdered teenager, who wished to remain anonymous, told the Sun Online: “She was just out here chilling with friends, like young people do, she didn’t live around here."

Friends were adamant the shooting was not gang related, as some reports claimed she had been caught in crossfire.

Reliving last night's attack, the 21-year-old said: "One of her best friends ran up to my front door and screamed 'Tanesha’s been shot'.

“But she wasn’t bleeding, the bullet hadn’t come out of her stomach.

“I thought she was fitting, so I just put her on her side and rubbed her back.”

People living in the street where the teenage girl was shot said they heard three loud bangs, and saw the victim covered in blood sitting with friends before cops and medics arrived.

20 Cops on scene in N17 after another bloody day in the capital with a shooting and stabbing in Walthamstow, East London Credit: Twitter / @999London

20 Just one day earlier a 20-year-old man was knifed to death in Wandsworth as street violence in the capital goes through the roof Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

20 Flowers were laid at the scene in Wandsworth where London's 46th murder of 2018 took place Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

Another said: "I heard the bangs because I sleep in the front room. I thought it was a bomb.

"It's not nice - so many drugs, stabbings, cycles up and down - no respect for people any more."

One witness said the girl's mother arrived before medics, adding: "She was screaming. She didn't know what to do.

"She didn't deserve that. Her mum didn't deserve to watch her die."

Street deaths in the capital in February and March soared to 37 - with the majority stabbings.

Cops confirmed this morning there has been no arrests and they do not believe the shootings to be linked.

It has been reported the teenage girl was caught in the crossfire between two gangs, but the Met could not yet confirm any details.

20 The victim, believed to be 20-years-old, was the 13th person to be killed in 19 days in the capital Credit: SWNS:South West News Service

20 A girl was shot dead in North London just three miles away a boy, 16, was left fighting for life after being gunned down in East London

"Despite the best efforts of the emergency services she was pronounced dead at the scene at 22:43 hours

"Her next of kin have been informed.

"Formal identification awaits. A post-mortem examination will take place in due course."

Three miles away, cops rushed to yet another bloody attack in Walthamstow, and found two young boys suffering from gun shot and knife wounds.

A Met spokesman said: "Police were called at approximately 10pm to Markhouse road, E17, to reports of gun fire.

"A 16-year-old boy was found with gun shot injuries. He has been taken to an East London hospital where he remains in a critical condition.

"A second victim, a boy believed to be 17, has been taken to an East London hospital with stab injuries. We await an update on his condition."

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Local Labour MP Stella Creasy tweeted: "Walthamstow - confirm tonight we have had another serious incident involving shooting and stabbing.

"Appreciate this is very distressing- I will share more information as and when have it from official sources as only want to share what is confirmed."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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