Girl injured in Hackney shooting still critical

A nine-year-old girl who was injured in a drive-by shooting in Hackney remains in a critical condition in hospital.

She was having dinner with her family in a restaurant in Hackney and was injured when shots were fired from outside.

Three men were also hurt - police say one of them is facing life-changing injuries.

Speaking to reporters in Hackney on Friday, Mr Conway said the bike, which has since been recovered, was a Ducati Monster with a white body, red chassis and red wheels.

The motorbike had been reported stolen from the Wembley area of London in 2021 and at the time of the shooting had the registration plate DP21 0XY.

Mr Conway appealed for anyone who has information on the bike to come forward, adding: "There are people out there who may know something that may be crucial to our investigation".

Mr Conway described the shooting as "reckless" and appealed to the Turkish and Kurdish communities in north and east London because the three men injured in the incident "have connections to those communities".

He said: "This shocking attack will have had an element of pre-planning.

"This means there are people out there who know something which may be crucial to our investigation.

"Gun crime has no place on the streets of London and this reckless act has left a young child fighting for her life.

"We are specifically reaching out to our Turkish and Kurdish communities, particularly in north and east London, who I know are shocked and appalled by this crime.

"This is because the three men who were shot have connections to those communities."

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