A main road remains closed after a teenager was killed in a stabbing.
Emergency services were called to Hackney Road near the junction with Cremer Street t 10.53pm on Saturday (February 17).
The Metropolitan Police attended alongside London Ambulance Service and found a 17-year-old male with stab injuries.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, the teenager died at the scene.
A postmortem examination and a formal identification of the body will take place on Tuesday, Scotland Yard said.
According to the AA Route Planner, Hackney Road remains closed both ways between B108 Queensbridge Road and A10 Shoreditch High Street this morning (February 19).
The Met has launched a murder investigation.
No arrests have been made so far and police enquiries continue.
Witnesses and anyone with information on the incident can call the police on 101 citing reference 7553/17Feb.
Information can be sent anonymously to the independent charity Crimestoppers.
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