A 26-year-old man has been shot dead while sitting in a car near London's Euston station.

Police said CCTV showed he was shot at several times by a suspect who arrived and left on a bike on Saturday night.

The man died at the scene in Chalton Street in north London, despite the efforts of paramedics to save his life.

Detectives have begun a murder investigation and no arrests have so far been made.

The victim was attacked while sitting in a white Nissan Juke and police were called to the scene at about 22:30 BST.

The man's next of kin have been informed.

A police cordon remains in place at the scene, which is also near Kings Cross and St Pancras stations and the British Library.

A man who works in Chalton Street, who wished to be known only as Shamim, said one of his colleagues heard the gunshots.

"My colleague told me there was a big bang. A loud bang a few times."

He added patrons of the nearby pub - The Cock Tavern - came out to see what had happened.

"Chalton Street has always had a bad record about this... a lot of violence. A lot of residents don't feel safe any more," Shamim said.

"There are big numbers of residents in this area, we need to have more police."

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the police.