Man shot dead following row in McDonald's queue in broad daylight

LONDON - A man shot a stranger dead after a row in a queue at McDonald's in south London, a court has heard.

They had got involved in an early morning spat involving others at the restaurant in Brixton and were both escorted outside by security guards.

But the row carried on and the two strangers agreed to meet in a nearby street for a shoot-out, said Zoe Johnson, prosecuting at the Old Bailey.

Horace Campbell, 27, allegedly called up a local youth to bring his "thing" or gun, she said.

Devon Scarlett, 32, appeared to make a similar call but no actual call was made.

Miss Johnson told the jury: "You have to decide whether Devon Scarlett was a man who showed a lot of bravado and the call was a front."

Campbell, who had been drinking, was allegedly given a gun by Liam Douglas-O'Callaghan, 18. He followed Mr Scarlett into Marcus Garvey Way and fired three shots - two of them hitting the victim, said Miss Johnson.

She added: "This was a murder carried out in broad daylight and witnessed by a number of people. It was arrogant and it was audacious. Neither defendant made any attempt to hide their identity. Campbell may have been relying on the fear crime creates in small, local communities."

Mr Scarlett, of Croydon, who was born Raymond Mitchell, died a few hours later in hospital.

Campbell, of Anerley, and Douglas-O'Callaghan, of Tulse Hill, both south London, deny murder. The trial was adjourned to Thursday.