Private Eye editor was in back seat of black cab when driver heard bullet strike and damage taxi window
Ian Hislop, who was travelling in a black cab up Dean Street when the driver heard a bullet strike and damage the taxi window.Ian Hislop, who was travelling in a black cab up Dean Street when the driver heard a bullet strike and damage the taxi window.
Exclusive: Scotland Yard is investigating a suspected gunshot that hit the back window of a taxi containing the Private Eye editor,, just after 10am on Tuesday morning when he heard what he believed was a bullet hitting and damaging his window.Hislop is the veteran editor of the weekly magazine Private Eye, famed for its satirical pieces and investigations. He is also a regular and long-serving panellist on the BBC comedy quiz Have I Got News For You.
The incident occurred on Dean Street, near where it meets Oxford Street, a location close to the Private Eye office.Roads were closed around the scene as police searched the area and officers will examine any CCTV. A Met spokesperson said: “Police were called at 10.10am on Tuesday, 1 October to a report of a firearms discharge on Dean Street, Westminster.
“The driver of a London black taxi reported he was stationary in traffic when a shot was fired towards his vehicle, striking the window. There were no injuries. An investigation has been launched.”
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