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A takeaway delivery driver was about to clock off on Sunday night when he was killed after getting caught up in an apparent drive-by shooting in south London. The man was killed after being knocked off his moped while another was fatally shot, sparking a police manhunt.

The victims, both aged in their 20s, were killed on Railton Road in Brixton shortly before 8pm on Sunday.

The moped delivery rider has been named online as Guilherme Messias da Silva, 21, who came from Petrolina de Goias near the Brazilian capital Brasilia, the Mirror reported on Monday.

On Monday, a Deliveroo driver working near the scene said he knew the “young” victim, who had been making his last delivery of the day when he died.

Paulo Silva, 42, described him as a “good boy” and said he had been planning to go to Brazil in December.

It was understood that he died from his injuries after being hit by one of the cars as it careered out of control during the shooting.

Police said two cars were involved in a chase when one hit a moped and a number of parked cars.

A man then got out of the crashed car and was chased and shot dead by a gunman from the second car.

Haani Samuels, a 30-year-old electrician, who has lived on Railton Road with his girlfriend for six months, said he initially thought the noise was fireworks.

Haani Samuels, who has lived on Railton Road with his girlfriend for six months, said he initially thought the noise was fireworks.

Mr Samuels said: “My girlfriend said, ‘oh, is that gunshots?’ And I initially thought, well, obviously not. But then it was followed by a big crash.”

He added: “I kind of came out and saw that there was shells from a bullet on the floor. We thought ‘bloody hell’.

“We saw the ambulance delivering CPR on someone for quite a while, my girlfriend was quite upset. It is not something you want to see anywhere, but especially on your doorstep.”

White forensic tents had been put up at the scene on Monday, where debris could be seen strewn across the road.

There were two crashed vehicles – a silver car which had lost one of its tyres and a moped. A 322 bus was left parked within the police cordon.

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The Metropolitan Police have not yet confirmed the identities of either of the victims but said that work was continuing to inform their families.

Chief Superintendent Colin Wingrove said: “We are supporting Specialist Crime detectives, who are working at pace to confirm the specific sequence of events and identify and arrest those responsible.

“Local officers are on the scene and patrolling the local area to speak to local residents, seek witnesses and provide visible reassurance.

“I would urge anyone with any information, however small, to come forward to help bring whoever is responsible to justice.”

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