Detectives renew appeals following Hackney shooting, as young victim remains in a critical condition
A week on from a shooting in Hackney, which has left a nine-year-old girl in a critical condition, and three men injured, detectives continue to appeal for information and witnesses.
Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, local policing lead for Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said: “Our investigation team has been working tirelessly to piece together what happened and to identify the dangerous individual responsible for this shocking and indiscriminate act of violence.
“We will always be directed by the evidence and a critical line of enquiry has been the potential link to Turkish-originating organised criminal networks.
“Sadly, a nine-year-old girl who was simply having dinner with her family is now in a hospital bed fighting for her life. It is therefore important we find out the details of the individual who carried out this horrific attack and those involved in the planning.
“Our investigation continues at pace but, if you have information, if you know who was involved, you can do the right thing and share the information with us completely anonymously.
“You might be a friend, partner or a family member of someone that you suspect may be involved. I urge you to search your heart to understand if your loyalty to friends or associates extends to covering up for an innocent child being shot.
“Our young victim remains in a critical condition. Specialist family liaison officers continue to support her family through this terribly difficult time and our thoughts remain with her and her family.
“It is very clear that this attack has had a devastating impact on the family. On their behalf we ask that their privacy is respected in such difficult circumstances.”
At around 21:20hrs on Wednesday, 29 May, a lone motorcyclist fired a number of shots towards a restaurant on Kingsland High Street, Dalston.
A nine-year-old girl was shot and remains in hospital in a critical condition.
Three men – aged 37, 42 and 44 – who were sitting outside the restaurant were also shot. They have since been discharged from hospital.
The suspect’s motorbike was a Ducati Monster with a white body, red chassis and red wheels. In 2021 it was stolen from a Wembley property and at the time of the shooting, was displaying the regist