Two more men have been charged over the shooting of Black Lives Matter campaigner Sasha Johnson.

The mother-of-two, aged 27, is still fighting for her life in hospital after being shot in the head during a silent disco in a back garden in Peckham, south London, on May 23.

Today the Metropolitan Police charged Prince Dixon, 25, of Gravesend, Kent, and Troy Reid, 19, of Southwark, south London, with conspiracy to murder.

The pair, who were both arrested yesterday, have been remanded in custody to appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court tomorrow.

It brings the total number of people charged over the shooting to four after Devonte Brown, 18, of Southwark, south London, and Cameron Deriggs, also 18, of Lewisham, south-east London, were previously charged with conspiracy to murder.

Brown is due to appear at the Old Bailey on July 7 while Deriggs is due to appear at the same court on June 25.

Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard, who is leading the investigation, said: ‘The investigation has made significant progress over the last three weeks as evidenced by these latest charges. I’d like to thank the Crown Prosecution Service for their fantastic support in helping us to get to this stage.

‘The investigation team have worked tirelessly but we are still struggling with a distinct lack of witnesses.

‘I know that there were at least 30 people there on the night Sasha was shot. Someone must have seen or know something that could help us get justice for Sasha and her family.

‘Sasha dedicated her life to a cause she cared passionately about and it is disappointing that people do not feel motivated to help.

‘Please come forward. If you know something but are concerned about contacting the police, there are ways that the information can be passed to us confidentially.’

Last week Ms Johnson’s mother, Ellet Dalling, said the family is devastated and don’t know what to tell her two children who have been ‘asking where their mummy is’.

Urging more witnesses to come forward, she said: ‘I know it is not always easy, but imagine if it was your daughter or the mother of your children. I believe there are people out there that can help.

‘Sasha is passionate about standing up for others, please come forward and stand up for Sasha.’

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