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A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting at a block of flats in east London.
Armed police and paramedics rushed to the building in Bethnal Green after reports of gunfire on Monday night.
The victim was found with injuries and pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting shortly afterwards, sparking a murder investigation.
Officers arrested two men, aged 21 and 29, in connection with the incident.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at around 8:40pm on October 3 to reports of a shooting at a block of flats in Florida Street, E2.
“Whilst officers believe they know who the deceased is, they await formal identification.
"A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.”
A 20-year-old man was killed in a shooting at a block of flats in east London.
Armed police and paramedics rushed to the building in Bethnal Green after reports of gunfire on Monday night.
The victim was found with injuries and pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting shortly afterwards, sparking a murder investigation.
Officers arrested two men, aged 21 and 29, in connection with the incident.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan police said: “Police were called by the London Ambulance Service at around 8:40pm on October 3 to reports of a shooting at a block of flats in Florida Street, E2.
“Whilst officers believe they know who the deceased is, they await formal identification.
"A post-mortem examination will be scheduled in due course.”
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