Walthamstow shooting: Gunman at large after young man shot in east London

Police are investigating a shooting in Walthamstow, east London
Nigel Howard
Hatty Collier31 March 2019
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A gunman is at large following the shooting of a young man in east London.

The victim, a 22-year-old man, was gunned down in the street in Walthamstow in the early hours of Sunday morning.

He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, the Metropolitan Police said.

Police were called at approximately 2.50am on March 31 to Penrhyn Avenue, Walthamstow, to reports of a man suffering a gunshot injury.

Scotland Yard confirmed no arrests have been made.

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