Hackney shooting live: Updates as man dead after shots fired in Dalston and investigation launched

A man has died after shots have been fired in Hackney, East London in the early hours of this morning.

Police rushed to Gillett Square in Dalston on Saturday (May 8) simply earlier than 1am to reviews of shots being fired.

Officers discovered a man, believed to be in his 30s, who was severely injured on the scene.

Despite the most effective efforts of emergency companies, the man died on the scene.

Teams are working to establish the man and inform his subsequent of kin.

A criminal offense scene stays in place in Dalston as police have launched an investigation.

Gillett Street in each instructions at the moment stays closed between A10 Kingsland High Street and Gillett Place.

Pictures from the scene present a police cordon across the space, with a number of officers attending the scene.

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