A man is still fighting for his life after a group of people were stabbed and a gun brandished during a fight in Forest Gate.
The condition update comes as the Metropolitan Police has issued an appeal for information about the incident in Romford Road on August 10.
Officers were dispatched to the street at 3.40am after receiving reports of a group of men trying to enter a restaurant with a knife.
According to Newham Council, the restaurant that they attempted to enter was Bronze Royal African Bar.
At the bar, three men were found with stab wounds.
A fourth man was found a short while later with stab wounds to his leg in Romford Road. He was taken to a major trauma centre. He remains fighting for his life, police said.
Appeal: Can you help?
— Newham MPS | North East BCU (@MPSNewham) August 19, 2024
We are appealing for witnesses to an incident that occurred on Saturday 10/08/2024 at 03:40hrs on Romford Road, Forest Gate, London E7 near Woodgrange Road. pic.twitter.com/MjO2xxbD0p
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Police are yet to make any arrests in connection with the fight, in which a firearm was brandished, and the condition of the other three men has not been confirmed.
Newham MPS (@MPSNewham) took to X yesterday (August 10) to appeal for information.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information should contact police on 101, or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 quoting investigation reference 01/699714/24.
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