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| Clapton shooting: Teenager killed and man badly hurt | Clapton shooting: Teenager killed and man badly hurt |
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| A teenager has been killed and a 32-year-old man has been seriously injured in a shooting in east London. | A teenager has been killed and a 32-year-old man has been seriously injured in a shooting in east London. |
| The pair were shot in Hindrey Road, Clapton, at 20:20 GMT on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. | The pair were shot in Hindrey Road, Clapton, at 20:20 GMT on Saturday, the Metropolitan Police said. |
| They were taken to hospital where the younger victim, aged 19, died at about 23:10 GMT. The other man is understood to be in a stable condition. | They were taken to hospital where the younger victim, aged 19, died at about 23:10 GMT. The other man is understood to be in a stable condition. |
| Police have made no arrests and have yet to establish a motive for the attack. | Police have made no arrests and have yet to establish a motive for the attack. |
| Officers are appealing for two suspects seen running from the area. | Officers are appealing for two suspects seen running from the area. |
| One is a black man while the other is light-skinned, possibly of Asian or Turkish appearance, said the force. | One is a black man while the other is light-skinned, possibly of Asian or Turkish appearance, said the force. |
| The men were seen making off on foot from Hindrey Road where they headed towards the Pembury Estate. | The men were seen making off on foot from Hindrey Road where they headed towards the Pembury Estate. |
| Three shots | Three shots |
| A spokesman said: "At this very early stage we must retain an open mind regarding the circumstances of the incident and any motive." | |
| A resident, who did not wish to be named, said she heard three gunshots. | A resident, who did not wish to be named, said she heard three gunshots. |
| The woman, aged 70, said: "I heard the shots - one, two, three. | The woman, aged 70, said: "I heard the shots - one, two, three. |
| "I was on the phone to my son and he told me to not to dare look out the house. | "I was on the phone to my son and he told me to not to dare look out the house. |
| "It's been a lot better around here recently. There hasn't been anything like this for many years." | "It's been a lot better around here recently. There hasn't been anything like this for many years." |
| Zach Carpenter, 18, said he saw two men with bandanas covering their faces walk into Hindrey Road before he heard three loud bangs. | |
| One of the men was black with a red and white chequered bandana, while the other man was white and was wearing a black bandana, he said. | |
| "It's unnerved me a bit because my family live nearby," he said. | |
| The Aberystwyth University student, whose family has lived in the area since he was 10 months old, said there were known feuds between gangs on rival estates. | |
| "It's not so much a war, more of a feud between the Pembury and Nightingale estates, and another one," he said. | |
| Another resident, who has lived in the area for more than 20 years, said: "With this happening now, I don't think people will feel safe. | |
| "There have been shootings here before but this is the first murder." | |
| Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. | Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward. |