A 45-year-old man was found with gunshot wounds at the junction of Stoke Newington High Street and Dynevor Road soon after midnight today (August 5).

He died at the scene. Both roads remain closed with a large crime scene in place. Police tape blocked off Stoke Newington High Street and Dynevor Road after the shooting (Image: Ben Gardner)

Paul Orris was staying near the shooting. He said: “It was between 11 and 12 - there were probably three shots and a minute later I heard police sirens.

“It is a shorter, cleaner sound for a gunshot. I was in bed and went and looked out the window.

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“When you hear that you hang around for screams but when it's silent…”

A second resident was woken by the sound of gunshots “sim

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