A 42-year-old woman has died in a shooting in london which also left two injured: a 20-year-old young man and a 16-year-old teenager. The Metropolitan Police of the British capital has announced that it is carrying out a murder investigation and that at the moment no arrests have been made for these events, which occurred in the district of Hackney.

“This shocking event has resulted in the death of a young woman, (…) We are still in the early stages of the investigation., and a team of specialists is working to clarify what happened. Officers will remain at the crime scene overnight and will be in the area for the next few days,” said Chief Inspector Vicky Tunstall in a statement. release of the Metropolitan Police.

The officers received a call about a shooting at 6:28 p.m. local time on Tuesday, so a group of officers went to the scene along with a team of paramedics from the London Ambulance Service. According to the police report, there they found three people with gunshot wounds and, despite efforts to save her life, the woman ended up dying at the scene. The two injured were taken to a hospital.

“I understand that the community will want answers about what happened this afternoon. We will share more information as our investigations progress. Gun crime has no place on the streets of London and We will do everything possible to bring the person responsible to justice. of this despicable crime,” added Tunstall.