CCTV catches moment three men flee after victim ‘shot and stabbed to death’ in lawless London
CHILLING CCTV shows three men fleeing after a young man was gunned down and stabbed to death following another night of bloodshed in London.
Emergency crews were scrambled to Manor Park, East London, at 9.30pm last night where they discovered the man, in his 20s, with knife and gunshot wounds.
Medics battled to save the man's life but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
A murder probe has now been launched and cops are hunting three male suspects.
CCTV footage obtained by The Sun Online shows three people running down the street eight minutes before cops arrived.
It is not clear if the men are linked to the horror last night but we have passed the footage on to the Metropolitan Police, who have given it to investigating officers.
The clip shows one man slowly walking backwards before he breaks out into a sprint before the three others follow him quickly down the dark road.
Horrified witnesses have told how the victim was left covered in blood.
'COVERED IN BLOOD'
One, who gave his name as Ridwan, said: "I saw him lying on the ground and he was covered in blood.
“A paramedic was desperately trying to save his life and was giving him CPR for 30 minutes.
“There was a young boy, aged about 15, sat nearby, he was crying.
“Police said that he was shot in the chest.”
The teen said he was told the victim was "ambushed in a driveway" by the thugs, who fled on foot before being picked up in a car.
BEEFED UP SECURITY
Security was beefed up in the area last night and a crime scene is in still in place today.
Detective Inspector Alison Cole from the Homicide and Major Crime Command leading the investigation, said: "A number of people have already spoken with officers and I am grateful for the information they have provided, but there are still pieces of the puzzle surrounding this murder that are missing.
"If you were in the area at the time of the incident and saw or heard anything relating to this senseless loss of life please contact police immediately.
"At this early stage we believe that the victim was approached by three males who inflicted the injuries and fled in the direction of Browning Road.
"Did you see the incident take place? Did you see a suspicious vehicle in the area around the time the attack took place?
"Anyone who has information concerning this incident is asked to call Newham police on 101 quoting CAD7566/8APR, Tweet @MetCC or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111."
KNIFE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES
The horror came just six hours after three teens were stabbed in broad daylight in separate attacks within minutes of each other in North London.
Cops found a 15-year-old with knife injuries in Lukin Crescent in Waltham Forest at 3.05pm.
Minutes later, officers were called to nearby Westminster Gardens where two 19-year-old men were also found stabbed.
All three victims were rushed to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Four people have been arrested over the attacks.
It comes as an epidemic knife crime surges across Britain.
News of the latest knife crimes comes after The Sun Online revealed nowhere is safe from brutal knife killings in London.
The grisly death toll continues to rise with 21 people stabbed to death already in 2019 and police losing control of the streets.
North London is the most dangerous area of the capital, with seven murders taking place in 2019.
But boroughs all over the city have seen horrific daylight slayings.
One man was left paralysed after his spinal cord was slashed during an alleged stabbing spree in Edmonton last month.
It comes as two men were stabbed in separate stabbings in Kilburn, northwest London, earlier today.
The men aged 63-years-old and 39-years-old were rushed to hospital but their conditions are not life-threatening.
Last year was London's bloodiest in almost a decade as the number of homicides reached 135.
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