Man shot in head outside Bexleyheath nightclub survives with spine injury

Summarised from 2 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 10 Oct, 10:43 · Archive

A 30-year-old man shot in the head outside a nightclub survived after the bullet lodged in his spine.

A 30-year-old man was shot in the head at point-blank range outside Arcadia Bar and Lounge in Bexleyheath in the early hours of Sunday, January 4, and survived with life-changing injuries. The bullet lodged in his spine. He was taken to hospital in critical condition and spent eight days on a critical care ward, almost losing sight in his right eye.

The shooting followed a minor altercation inside the nightclub. As the victim's group left the venue they were attacked, and one of the attackers was knocked unconscious during the fight. Marvin Bulle, 33, was caught on an ambulance dashcam shooting the victim. His co-defendant Carlos Parks, 35, was driving the getaway car, which crashed into a lamppost around 100 metres from the scene. Both men abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot, but were identified from CCTV footage and arrested within days.

The firearm, a converted starter pistol, was recovered in Eltham in May during an unrelated investigation and later linked to the shooting by specialist forensic testing. Detective Inspector Raymond Sekalongo of the Metropolitan Police's specialist Trident firearms unit said the victim's survival was 'nothing short of a miracle'.

How it is being reported

• 'Miracle' survivor of Bexleyheath nightclub shooting sees attackers jailedA man who survived being shot at point-blank range a fight at a nightclub in Bexleyheath has seen his attackers jailed for a total of 55 years.News Shopper · 10 Oct, 11:05
• 'Miracle' survivor of point-blank face shooting sees attackers jailedA man who survived being shot in the face after a fight at a nightclub has seen his attackers jailed for a total of 55 years.This Is Local London · 10 Oct, 10:49
• Bullet lodged in man's spine after point-blank SHOOTING outside Bexleyheath clubA man who was shot in the head at point-blank range outside a nightclub survived after the bullet lodged in his spine.News Shopper · 10 Oct, 10:15
• Bullet lodged in man's spine after point-blank SHOOTING outside Bexleyheath clubA man who was shot in the head at point-blank range outside a nightclub survived after the bullet lodged in his spine.This Is Local London · 10 Oct, 10:15

In this story: Marvin Bulle · Carlos Parks · Arcadia Bar and Lounge · Bexleyheath · Eltham · Metropolitan Police · Raymond Sekalongo

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