Metropolitan Police are investigating after three men were injured in two separate but potentially linked violent incidents in Homerton, Hackney, on Saturday night.
Incident Details
- Police were called at 22:35hrs on 11 January to reports of gunshots in Homerton.
- Emergency services, including London’s Air Ambulance and London Ambulance Service, attended the scene.
- Medics treated a 27-year-old man with gunshot wounds outside Homerton Station.
- Two other men, aged 28 and 29, were injured in a separate incident on Gascoyne Road – one suffering a gunshot wound and the other stabbed.
- Their injuries are not life-threatening.
Police Investigation
- Detectives are working at pace to determine if the incidents are linked and to identify potential suspects.
- So far, no arrests have been made.
- There will be an increased police presence in the area in the coming days.
Statement from Authorities
Superintendent Brigid Beehag-Fisher, of Hackney and Tower Hamlets Police, stated:
“This incident shows the casual disregard by some for the safety of our communities.
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