Ilford shooting: Man found with gunshot and knife wounds in town centre

Crime scene: Police were called in the early hours of the morning
Chloe Chaplain6 February 2017
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The Met’s gang unit have launched an investigation after a man was shot in Ilford.

The man was found with gunshot and knife wounds in a car in the town centre during the early hours of Sunday morning.

Eyewitnesses described the area as being like a “war zone” as police vans and cars stormed High Street.

Officers found the 22-year-old man - who is believed to have been shot and had also sustained minor knife injuries – and he was rushed to an east London hospital.

One bystander, Samuel Kelley, tweeted: “War zone in Ilford this morning. Loads of police vans, police cars and ambulances and people. The joys of getting the night bus to work.”

Roads in the area were closed off as officers scoured the scene and one person was arrested on suspicion of affray.

A police spokesman said: “At 4.57am on February 5 police were called by the London Ambulance Service to a man injured in High Road, Ilford.

“Officers attended along with LAS and found an injured 22-year-old man inside a car. He was taken to an east London hospital where he remains with serious injuries.

“The man is believed to have been shot and also sustained minor knife injuries. His condition is not believed to be life-threatening.”

Detectives from the Trident and Area Crime Command – the Met’s gang unit - are appealing for information about the incident.

Any witnesses, or anyone with information is asked to call officers from the Trident East Reactive Team on 101 or contact police via Twitter @MetCC or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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