Specialist firearms officers called in after man, 25, shot and killed in broad daylight in Hackney, east London, on Saturday lunchtime

Police have made an arrest after a man was shot dead in a busy London street. Officers were called at 1.14pm after a gunman opened fire in Hackney in east London. Shoppers reportedly looked on as the man was shot and killed in Chatsworth Road.

Specialist firearms officers and the London ambulance service (LAS) attended the scene and found a 25-year-old man with injuries consistent with being shot. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Roads around the area were closed for much of Saturday afternoon.



A Metropolian police spokesman said: “Officers arrested a man in his 20s close to the scene on suspicion of murder. He currently remains in custody at an east London police station.” Formal identification and a postmortem examination will be scheduled in due course, police added. Next of kin have been informed.

Scotland Yard said detectives from the homicide and major crime command were investigating and are urging anyone who witnessed the shooting or the events leading up to the incident to contact police on 101 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.