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04/08/2008
Man Shot Outside Pub
Police are appealing for witnesses after a 47-year-old man was shot dead outside an east London pub at the weekend.
Officers were called to the scene at around 3.45am on Friday last following reports of a disturbance and the sound of shots fired in Sprowston Road.
Carl Gbedmah, 47, was hit in the head by a stray bullet as he stood outside the 'Live and Let Live' pub in Romford Road, Forest Gate.
He was taken by London ambulance service to Newham General hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 4.40am.
A post mortem on Saturday gave his cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
Police say Mr Gbedmah was an "innocent bystander" hit by a stray bullet.
It is understood the shooting happened when two groups of males clashed in Sprowston Road.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 02087334704.
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Officers were called to the scene at around 3.45am on Friday last following reports of a disturbance and the sound of shots fired in Sprowston Road.
Carl Gbedmah, 47, was hit in the head by a stray bullet as he stood outside the 'Live and Let Live' pub in Romford Road, Forest Gate.
He was taken by London ambulance service to Newham General hospital where he was pronounced dead at around 4.40am.
A post mortem on Saturday gave his cause of death as a gunshot wound to the head.
Police say Mr Gbedmah was an "innocent bystander" hit by a stray bullet.
It is understood the shooting happened when two groups of males clashed in Sprowston Road.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 02087334704.
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