A man shot dead inside a nightclub in London's West End on Boxing Day has been named by police as Hassan Isman Omer.

The 31-year-old, from Poplar in east London, died in hospital after sustaining multiple gunshot wounds at around 3am on Thursday during a private function in the Avalon club on Shaftesbury Avenue.

Next of kin have been informed and a postmortem examination is expected to take place on Saturday afternoon at Westminster mortuary.

Two men – a 31-year-old and a 34-year-old – arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed to a date in mid-February, Scotland Yard said.

The Avalon Soho describes itself as a cocktail lounge with live DJs every night.

A Metropolitan police spokesman said: "Detectives are continuing to appeal to anyone who was inside the Avalon nightclub at the event, or who witnessed events inside the club, to contact them."

Anyone with information is asked to contact the incident room on 020-8785 8244 or anonymously call Crimestoppers on 0800-555111.