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Hackney shooting: Gun found at scene of girl's death Hackney shooting: Teenager was shot in the neck
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A gun has been recovered at a house where a 15-year-old girl was shot dead in east London. A 15-year-old girl who died at a house in east London was shot in the neck, post-mortem tests have revealed.
Police were called to a terraced house, not thought to be the victim's address, in Eastway, Hackney Wick, shortly before 16:00 GMT on Saturday. Police were called to a terraced house in Eastway, Hackney Wick, shortly before 16:00 GMT on Saturday.
The girl, named locally as Shereka Marsh, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three boys - two aged 16 and one 15 - are being held in custody. Shereka Fab-Ann Marsh, was pronounced dead at the scene. Three boys - two aged 16 and one 15 - are being held in custody.
Police said they were informing the girl's family. Police said a firearm was recovered from the house. The street remains closed while inquiries continue.
Hazel Nelson Williams, from the Nelson Williams Foundation, which helps young people and their families affected by shootings, said the incident was shocking. Hazel Nelson Williams, from the Nelson Williams Foundation which helps young people and their families affected by shootings, said the incident was shocking.
"I have spent most of the night racking my brain as to how this could happen, how a 15-year-old can be shot by another youth playing with a gun," she told the BBC."I have spent most of the night racking my brain as to how this could happen, how a 15-year-old can be shot by another youth playing with a gun," she told the BBC.
"Who put the gun in their hand?"Who put the gun in their hand?
"As a mother-of-five how the mothers of these young people must be feeling right now, it's implausible. "As a mother-of-five how the mothers of these young people must be feeling right now - it's implausible.
"Where is this stash of weapons coming from that it's so easy for under-18s to get hold of guns, we have to find this out. We have to find ways of working with these young people." "Where is this stash of weapons coming from that it's so easy for under-18s to get hold of guns? We have to find this out."
A post-mortem examination was being carried out on Sunday and the street remained closed while officers continued to carry out inquiries. Chainelle Jennings, a friend of Shereka, said: "She liked PE. Her favourite subject was history. She was good at sports. She wanted to study business."
The three youths arrested on Saturday afternoon remained in custody at an east London police station. The teenager added: "She lived with her mum. Her dad was in Jamaica. They just had each other, just them two and they lived together. She cherished her mum."
Anyone with information that might help with the investigation is asked to call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Shad Brown, who knew Shereka and knows those arrested, said: "It's a tragic situation for both sides of the coin. And that's what should be noted, it really is. Nice girl, just a local girl. This is a local community."
She added: "We spend 20 years of our life protecting our children and hoping this doesn't happen to them."
The three boys arrested on Saturday afternoon remained in custody at an east London police station.