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Teenage girl, 15, died after being shot in the neck

A teenage girl has been shot dead, police said. The 15-year-old victim has been named as Shereka Marsh, and she was shot in the neck inside a building in Hackney, east London. Three males were arrested nearby.

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Girl, 15, shot dead in Hackney, London

A 15-year-old girl has been shot dead in Hackney, east London, police said. Police were called to Eastway after 4pm today and three people aged under 18-years-old have been arrested.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Officers believe they know the identity of the deceased and have begun informing family, however they await formal identification.

The London Ambulance Service and London's Air Ambulance attended but the girl was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Met's Homicide and Major Crime Command are investigating.

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