Why did Tim Westwood get shot?

On July 18, 1999, Westwood was injured in a drive-by shooting in Kennington, South London, while performing at the Lambeth Country Show in Brockwell Park.

Gunmen on a motorcycle approached his Range Rover and shot him and his assistant, according to police reports. He claimed the gunmen were gang members who had threatened to stop him from performing in the neighbourhood.

Timothy Westwood is a British radio and television DJ and presenter. Other DJs and artists who appear on his shows frequently refer to him simply as Westwood.

The Guardian wrote in 2022 that Westwood is “A veteran of the hip-hop scene whose opinions have been able to make or break upcoming artists for more than 30 years,” He hosted the MTV show Pimp My Ride UK in the United Kingdom. After nearly two decades on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, Westwood returned to Capital Radio in 2013.