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.
An AA route planner screenshot of Hackney Road, remains closed in both directions two days after a 17-year-old boy was murdered (Image: AA)
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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