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Detectives investigating a fatal shooting in Archway 13 days ago have arrested a man on suspicion of murder.

David Robinson, 25, also known as Dawood, was shot numerous times, including in the head, in what police have described as a “cold-blooded” killing at a music studio in Sunnyside Road.

Yesterday (Thursday) Scotland Yard said that a 29-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of Mr Robinson’s murder after attending a north London police station.

Police believe an altercation that began inside the relatively unknown Big House 101 music studio just before 9pm resulted in the father-of-one being shot at point-blank range.

It is thought that on the night he was killed Mr Robinson had gone to the studio to meet someone. It remains unclear whether the shooting was the result of an argument that got out of hand or the tragic consequence of a long-standing grudge between victim and killer.

The Met said it is pursuing “all lines of inquiry in terms of a motive” for the shooting.

Mr Robinson, who lived with his mother and brother in Barnsbury, grew up in the borough and was a former pupil of Islington Arts and Media School.

The victim was linked to gangs in his late teens and served time in prison. But it is claimed he had converted to Islam and had been trying to break away from his criminal past following his release, finding a new, positive direction in religion and spoken word poetry.

Detective Chief Inspector Dave Whellams, who is leading a 25-strong murder squad from the Met’s Homicide and Major Crime Command, did not wish to comment this week on how the investigation is progressing.

However, he added: “We continue to appeal for witnesses and information following David’s death.

“At this stage we believe David was involved in an altercation that began inside the music studio. That altercation resulted in him being shot.

“We know there were people in the area at the time, both inside and outside the venue, and would like to hear from anyone who saw or heard anything suspicious or who has any information about what happened.”