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| Man found dead after gun attack | Man found dead after gun attack |
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| A man has been shot and killed in an attack in east London | |
| The victim, who has not been identified but who was in his early 20s, was found by police at 0345 BST at Cable Street in Limehouse. | The victim, who has not been identified but who was in his early 20s, was found by police at 0345 BST at Cable Street in Limehouse. |
| He had suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff. | He had suffered gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene by ambulance staff. |
| Forensic officers are working outside RED nightclub near Limehouse DLR station and a police cordon has been set up in surrounding streets. | |
| Local residents said they were woken by police sirens in the early hours of the morning. | |
| 'Pretty terrifying' | |
| Shop worker Gloria Antin, 45, said: "There was a helicopter and people shouting and screaming at about 4 o'clock. | |
| "There were huge crowds of people here outside the nightclub. | |
| "It's pretty terrifying but I'm not surprised. Every weekend we get trouble with people drinking outside the club." | |
| Officers from the Metropolitan Police's Operation Trident team, which deals with gun crime among London's Afro-Caribbean communities, are investigating the killing. | |
| No arrests have been made. | No arrests have been made. |