Police Investigate Triple Shooting in East London That Left Two Men Dead
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Police are investigating a triple shooting in east London in which two men died and a third was critically injured.
The Metropolitan police said the shots were fired in Ilford shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Police say they were called to reports of a fight in Henley Road, with the London ambulance service telling officers that they had also heard gunfire, The Guardian reported.
Armed officers rushed to the scene, where they found one man in his twenties, who died there. Police said a second man died shortly after and a third, in his thirties, was in a serious condition and being treated in hospital.
Roads in the area were closed, with detectives and forensic investigators scouring the area for clues.
Police said they believed they knew the name of the man in his 20s who was shot dead. Work continues to identify the other men who were shot and police were trying to identify relatives so they could be informed.
Detectives are asking anyone who may have video images of the fight that led up to the shooting and its aftermath, from car dashcams, private CCTV systems and video doorbells, to contact them.
Homicides in the Met police area are down this year compared with last year. A total of 88 homicide investigations have been launched in 2022, compared with 109 between January and October 2021. Overall in 2021, there were 131 recorded homicides in the Met area, which covers most of London.
The Met said: “Police were called by LAS (London ambulance service) at 00.16 on Tuesday 25 October to Henley Road, Ilford, following reports of a fight in progress and shots fired. Armed officers were among those responding.
“At the scene officers found three males with gunshot injuries. One of the victims, aged in his 20s, was pronounced dead at the scene. Another of the victims died a short time later.
Police believe they know the identity of the victim in his 20s. Work to confirm the identity of the other man is ongoing. Officers are working to inform their next of kin. The third victim, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.”