Third man charged with murder of Ramey Salem after fatal shooting in Sheffield

A third man has been charged with murder after a fatal shooting in Sheffield.
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Ricardo Nkanyezi, 18, of Morgan Avenue, Sheffield, was charged on Sunday night after 20-year-old Ramey Salem was shot dead earlier this month.

Nkanyezi, who was arrested in the Nottinghamshire area on Saturday, has also been charged with conspiracy to possess a firearm with intent to endanger life between October 3 and November 17 as well as a further charge in relation to the Firearms Act.

Ramey Salem was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield.Ramey Salem was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield.
Ramey Salem was shot dead in Burngreave, Sheffield.
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He is due to appear at Sheffield Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Ramey, who was also known as Remey Saleh, suffered multiple gunshot wounds in a house on Grimesthorpe Road South, Burngreave.

Police were called to the property at around 1am on November 16.

Ramey was found with serious injuries and taken to hospital where he sadly died a short time later.

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Two other men have been charged in connection with his death.

Jabari Fanty, 18, of Broadhead Road, and Aaron Yanbak, 18, of Abbeydale Road, were both charged with murder last week.

A 21-year-old man arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to murder and a 33-year-old man arrested on suspicion of perverting the course of justice on November 19 have been released under investigation.

A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “Officers are still keen to hear from anybody who may have been in the Grimesthorpe Road South area on the evening of November 15 into November 16 and saw anyone acting suspiciously.”

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Information can be provided to the investigation team via https://mipp.police.uk/operation/14SY19X02-PO1.

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