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Teenager hurt in street shooting | Teenager hurt in street shooting |
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A teenager has been shot and seriously injured in east London, a few streets from where 15-year-old Adam Regis was killed last month. | A teenager has been shot and seriously injured in east London, a few streets from where 15-year-old Adam Regis was killed last month. |
Police said they received reports that a man had been shot in Harold Road, Plaistow - close to West Ham United's football stadium. | Police said they received reports that a man had been shot in Harold Road, Plaistow - close to West Ham United's football stadium. |
The 19-year-old Asian man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and is said to be seriously ill. | The 19-year-old Asian man was taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and is said to be seriously ill. |
Police say they have not made any arrests so far. | |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said police and an ambulance crew were called out at about 1920 BST on Easter Monday. | A Metropolitan Police spokesman said police and an ambulance crew were called out at about 1920 BST on Easter Monday. |
In the past two months, at least six male teenagers have been killed in London. | In the past two months, at least six male teenagers have been killed in London. |
Just three days ago, 14-year-old Paul Erhahon died outside his home in Leytonstone, east London, after a fatal stabbing. | Just three days ago, 14-year-old Paul Erhahon died outside his home in Leytonstone, east London, after a fatal stabbing. |
And it is less than a month since Adam Regis, nephew of former Olympic athlete John Regis, was stabbed to death at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Road in Plaistow. | And it is less than a month since Adam Regis, nephew of former Olympic athlete John Regis, was stabbed to death at the junction of Boundary Road and Kingsland Road in Plaistow. |
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