Woman shot and killed in east London

A 42-year-old woman was shot in an east London neighborhood on Tuesday evening, authorities said.

Police found three people with gunshot wounds. The woman, whose name has not been released, died at the scene. A 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy were taken to a hospital where their conditions are being assessed, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. press release.

The shooting took place in the Hackney district around 6:30 PM local time. No arrests have been made.

Shootings and guns are much less common in British cities than in the United States. Firearms are strictly regulated in the United Kingdom. Residents must obtain a permit from the police if they want to own a gun. Certain types of weapons are completely prohibited. For example, Parliament eventually banned it pistols after 1996 The Dunblane Massacrea deadly school shooting that left sixteen schoolchildren and one teacher dead.

The investigation is still in its “early stages”, Detective Chief Inspector Vicky Tunstall, of the local police team in Hackney, said in a statement.

“This shocking incident has resulted in the death of a woman and my thoughts are with her family at this incredibly difficult time,” she said. “My thoughts are also with the two people who were taken to hospital.”