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Man dies, woman injured, after London park shooting
A man in his 40s died from gunshot wounds and a woman was hospitalized after a shooting in Clissold Park, with police treating it as an isolated incident, officials said.
- At about 19:06hrs on September 17, Met Police responded to a shooting in Clissold Park, Stoke Newington, where a man in his 40s died despite treatment.
- Detective Superintendent Oliver Richter said police believe the two people involved were known to one another and the case is being treated as an isolated incident with no wider risk to the local community.
- Paramedics treated a man and the woman, both in their 40s, who were taken to hospital while officers recovered a firearm and maintained a crime scene with increased police presence around Clissold Park.
- Hackney Council said it was supporting police with investigations and Clissold Park will remain closed tomorrow morning as police enquiries to notify next of kin continue.
- Compared with wider London, data from the Mayor of London's office show a 43% fall in lethal gun crime since May 2016, with 1,177 incidents in eight months.
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Shooting in London: A man has died and a woman has been injured in Clissold Park in the borough of Hackney. Police say the incident is isolated and an investigation is ongoing.
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 38%
C 38%
R 23%
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