A manhunt has been launched to find a crossbow suspect after two similar attacks in east London this month.
A man in his 20s was shot in the neck with a crossbow dart in Shoreditch around 7pm on Thursday.He sustained a neck injury and was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.It followed a similar incident just over a week earlier when a woman, 44, was hit in the head with a crossbow bolt while crossing a road by Clifton House in Shoreditch on March 4.Both have since left hospital and are not thought to have sustained life-changing injuries.
“This investigation is being led by my detectives in the CID and supported by my neighbourhood teams and specialist officers. My team are progressing a number of lines of enquiry, including identifying witnesses and exploring both CCTV and forensic opportunities.“I understand that local people will be distressed by these incidents, but we would urge them to go about their business.
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