The Met Police are currently involved in an ongoing shooting incident.
#Newham #ForestGate
Images of armed Police with a suspect on the ground and a Black BMW 1 Series with broken shattered glass. Pics @l_m_p2017 pic.twitter.com/WfUePeGOej— London 999 Feed (@999London) July 26, 2018
Eyewitnesses have said shots have been fired at the Met Police Armed SC019 team.
A number of images and videos have surfaced online which show a male facedown being handcuffed and glass of rear window shot out
Eyewitnesses are reporting that Police and Masked men have been involved in a shooting incident in London.
Met Police have not confirmed the nature of the incident which occurred on Bective Road just after midnight.
It is believed that Shots fired have between police and mask men on Bective Road within the Forest Gate area of East London.
Abu Abdurrahman Tweeted a video with the words Coming home after a long day at the hospital there’s been a shooting near my house, shots fired between police and mask men.
Coming home after a long day at the hospital there’s been a shooting near my house, shots fired between police and mask men (from what I was told) #ForestGate #EastLondon pic.twitter.com/MEMUNZFcvr
— Abu Abdurrahman (@DaRandomAkh) July 26, 2018
London 999 Feed tweeted We are receiving multiple unconfirmed reports that shots have been fired at the Met’s SC019 Armed Response officers. The incident is still live and running.
#Newham #ForestGate
Images of armed Police with a suspect on the ground and a Black BMW 1 Series with broken shattered glass. Pics @l_m_p2017 pic.twitter.com/WfUePeGOej— London 999 Feed (@999London) July 26, 2018
James Millar Tweeted “Something massive kicking off in Forest Gate. Gun shots heard and seen around 10-15 police cars rushing to the scene.”
“Police presence calmed down now and helicopter gone. However, huge police response within a couple minutes of the gun shots”
Police presence calmed down now and helicopter gone. However, huge police response within a couple minutes of the gun shots #forestgate pic.twitter.com/vakUSYXrVQ
— Jamie Millar (@JamieMillar90) July 26, 2018
James also uploaded another video
— Jamie Millar (@JamieMillar90) July 26, 2018
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