Leyton shooting: Man shot dead outside east London snooker club named as police make two more arrests

Patrick Grafton-Green

15 July 2019 at 9:59 am

A man who was shot dead after visiting an east London snooker club has been named by police.Grineo Daka, from Stratford, was gunned down outside the Phoenix snooker club in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, on July 7.Scotland Yard today confirmed Mr Daka’s identity and said two more arrests have made over the shooting, bringing the total number of people arrested up to six.The 27-year-old had gone to the snooker club with two friends when an argument broke out with another group and several shots were fired, police said.Emergency services, including armed police, rushed to the scene in Lea Bridge Road shortly before 3am and found him suffering from a gunshot injury.Paramedics battled to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as a single gunshot.Five men and a woman have now been arrested in connection with the killing.A man, aged 29, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder in Park Royal, north-west London, while a 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.Two men, aged 33 and 34, previously arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed until August while another, aged 26, has been released under investigation.A 21-year-old-man who was also arrested has been released with no further action.Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley, who leads the investigation, said: “We understand the victim and two other men had gone to the snooker club.“The victim was then involved in an altercation with another group and a number of shots were fired.“Now a man has lost his life, two others are injured and we need the community to support us and help bring those responsible to justice.“I would appeal to anyone who was in or near the Phoenix Club to pick up the phone and call police now."Anyone with information can contact detectives at the incident room on 0208 345 3715 or via 101. You can also contact via Twitter at @MetCC, please quote CAD 1438/07JUL.If you do not want to give your name you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact them anonymously online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

Leyton shooting: Man shot dead outside east London snooker club named as police make two more arrests

A man who was shot dead after visiting an east London snooker club has been named by police.Grineo Daka, from Stratford, was gunned down outside the Phoenix snooker club in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, on July 7.Scotland Yard today confirmed Mr Daka’s identity and said two more arrests have made over the shooting, bringing the total number of people arrested up to six.The 27-year-old had gone to the snooker club with two friends when an argument broke out with another group and several shots were fired, police said.Emergency services, including armed police, rushed to the scene in Lea Bridge Road shortly before 3am and found him suffering from a gunshot injury.Paramedics battled to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as a single gunshot.Five men and a woman have now been arrested in connection with the killing.A man, aged 29, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder in Park Royal, north-west London, while a 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.Two men, aged 33 and 34, previously arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed until August while another, aged 26, has been released under investigation.A 21-year-old-man who was also arrested has been released with no further action.Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley, who leads the investigation, said: “We understand the victim and two other men had gone to the snooker club.“The victim was then involved in an altercation with another group and a number of shots were fired.“Now a man has lost his life, two others are injured and we need the community to support us and help bring those responsible to justice.“I would appeal to anyone who was in or near the Phoenix Club to pick up the phone and call police now."Anyone with information can contact detectives at the incident room on 0208 345 3715 or via 101. You can also contact via Twitter at @MetCC, please quote CAD 1438/07JUL.If you do not want to give your name you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact them anonymously online at crimestoppers-uk.org.

A man who was shot dead after visiting an east London snooker club has been named by police.

Grineo Daka, from Stratford, was gunned down outside the Phoenix snooker club in Lea Bridge Road, Leyton, on July 7.

Scotland Yard today confirmed Mr Daka’s identity and said two more arrests have made over the shooting, bringing the total number of people arrested up to six.

The 27-year-old had gone to the snooker club with two friends when an argument broke out with another group and several shots were fired, police said.

Emergency services, including armed police, rushed to the scene in Lea Bridge Road shortly before 3am and found him suffering from a gunshot injury.

Paramedics battled to save him but he was pronounced dead at the scene. A post-mortem gave the cause of death as a single gunshot.

Five men and a woman have now been arrested in connection with the killing.

A man, aged 29, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of murder in Park Royal, north-west London, while a 27-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of assisting an offender.

Two men, aged 33 and 34, previously arrested on suspicion of murder have been bailed until August while another, aged 26, has been released under investigation.

A 21-year-old-man who was also arrested has been released with no further action.

Detective Chief Inspector Mark Wrigley, who leads the investigation, said: “We understand the victim and two other men had gone to the snooker club.

“The victim was then involved in an altercation with another group and a number of shots were fired.

“Now a man has lost his life, two others are injured and we need the community to support us and help bring those responsible to justice.

“I would appeal to anyone who was in or near the Phoenix Club to pick up the phone and call police now."

Anyone with information can contact detectives at the incident room on 0208 345 3715 or via 101. You can also contact via Twitter at @MetCC, please quote CAD 1438/07JUL.

If you do not want to give your name you can call the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or contact them anonymously online at crimestoppers-uk.org.