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16-Year-Old Boy Arrested in Connection with Hackney Shooting

Lianne Gordon, a beloved community member, was fatally shot; two others were injured in the incident.

  • A 16-year-old boy has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of Lianne Gordon, a 42-year-old woman who was shot dead in Hackney, east London.
  • Two other people, a 20-year-old man and another 16-year-old boy, were also injured in the shooting but have since been discharged from the hospital.
  • The arrest, described as a 'significant development' in the investigation, was made in the early hours of Friday morning.
  • Lianne Gordon, described as a much-loved community member with 'a heart of gold', was shot outside a property in Vine Close.
  • Police are still appealing for anyone with information to come forward to aid the ongoing investigation.
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