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| Former Russian banker German Gorbuntsov critical after shooting | Former Russian banker German Gorbuntsov critical after shooting |
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| A former Russian banker is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot several times in east London. | A former Russian banker is in a critical condition in hospital after he was shot several times in east London. |
| German Gorbuntsov was shot by a man armed with a sub-machine gun as he entered a block of flats in Byng Street, Isle of Dogs, on Tuesday. | German Gorbuntsov was shot by a man armed with a sub-machine gun as he entered a block of flats in Byng Street, Isle of Dogs, on Tuesday. |
| The Metropolitan Police are treating the shooting as attempted murder. | The Metropolitan Police are treating the shooting as attempted murder. |
| The suspect is a white male who ran off along Westferry Road. Mr Gorbuntsov is said to be critical but stable and is being kept under armed guard. | The suspect is a white male who ran off along Westferry Road. Mr Gorbuntsov is said to be critical but stable and is being kept under armed guard. |
| A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police, who have not officially confirmed Mr Gorbuntsov's identity, said detectives from the Trident Gang Crime Command were dealing with the incident. | A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police, who have not officially confirmed Mr Gorbuntsov's identity, said detectives from the Trident Gang Crime Command were dealing with the incident. |
| "This is sitting with Trident which investigates gang-related shootings. There is no reason it should rest with anyone else," he said. | "This is sitting with Trident which investigates gang-related shootings. There is no reason it should rest with anyone else," he said. |
| Mr Gorbuntsov, who is in his 40s, previously owned banks in Russia and Moldova, according to Russian media. | Mr Gorbuntsov, who is in his 40s, previously owned banks in Russia and Moldova, according to Russian media. |
| He was returning to his home when the attacker opened fire, the Russian Kommersant newspaper has reported. | |
| Scotland Yard declined to reveal where Mr Gorbuntsov was being treated. No arrests have been made. |