Five people have been arrested after a fatal shooting rocked a village last month.

Herts Police were called with reports of a shooting in Railway Terrace, Kings Langley, at 12.33am on September 17 before finding 30-year-old Mustapha Jatta with serious injuries.

He  was pronounced dead a short time later.

Railway Terrace near the junction with Lakeside Avenue.Railway Terrace near the junction with Lakeside Avenue. (Image: Newsquest) The Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire major crime unit have been investigating ever since and confirmed the arrests of five people this morning (October 15).

  • A man aged in his 20s was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was released on police bail whilst enquiries continue.
  • A man aged in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was released on police bail whilst enquiries continue.
  • A woman aged in her 20s was arrested on suspicion of murder. She was released on police bail whilst enquiries continue.
  • A teenage boy was arrested on suspicion of murder. He was released on police bail whilst enquiries continue.
  • A man aged in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit murder. He was released on police bail whilst enquiries continue.

Detective Inspector Dale Mepstead said: “We have been making significant progress with this investigation and have now arrested five people in connection with Mustapha’s murder. Our enquiries are ongoing at this time.”

Within 15 minutes of being called to the scene, at just after 12.45am, the force received reports of a white Volkswagen Golf on fire in Furtherfield, Abbots Langley, which officers believe was linked to the shooting.

Information can be reported to police online, or by calling 101, quoting Operation Tempo. 

The car in Furtherfield, Abbots Langley.The car in Furtherfield, Abbots Langley. (Image: Huw Richards)