MUM SHOT DEAD
Hackney shooting: ‘Beautiful’ mum Lianne Gordon, 42, gunned down in front of daughter in ‘case of mistaken identity’
'I thought the gunshots were fireworks at first but then it was carnage and chaos on the street'
A "BEAUTIFUL" mum was gunned down and killed in a triple shooting in front of her daughter in a suspected case of mistaken identity.
Terrified neighbours say they heard up to five gunshots before a young woman screamed: "They've shot my mum in the head."
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Her family paid tribute to Lianne Gordon, 42, today saying she was "a beautiful soul who would do anything for anyone".
They added: "Lianne had a heart of gold, we her family are going to miss her immensely.”
Meanwhile a neighbour said: "I heard three shots then there was a girl screaming 'my mum has been shot in the head'.
"I thought the gunshots were fireworks at first but then it was carnage and chaos on the street."
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Another resident, Mahir, said: "She was very nice lady. We are devastated.
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"She was trying to protect someone that what we heard. She was not the target."
Two others victims – a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy – were taken to hospital suffering from wounds.
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Cops were called to reports of gunfire outside a house on Vine Close 6.30pm last night.
Mum Lucinda Ledeatte, 68, said: "The mum got shot and she was laying outside.
"She was a very protective mother. She doted over her children."
Mum-of-four Revathy Kirauncha, 48, said: "We heard five gunshots. My children were terrified.
"I came to the window a short while after and the victim's niece was running down the road. She was screaming and in tears.
"I haven't been able to sleep."
Nurse Jackie Finnigan, 52, said she was Lianne's best pal and she was "there for everyone".
Lianne worked with young people in education and also cared for her son, who been has used a wheelchair user since he was a child.
She said Lianne was a "completely innocent person who didn't do anything to anyone" and insisted she wasn't mixed up with gangs.
The local resident and grandmother added: "We moved to the area when my elder son was 10.
"We all used to help out with [her son]. My elder son, he used to take summers off and he used to take him to the centre there for disabled people.
"She was just there for everyone, anyone who needed or wanted anything - who need to go somewhere, needed shopping, needed a babysitter, anything. It doesn't matter what it was, she was there."
Tragically she said her friend had returned from a family holiday to Jamaica shortly before she was gunned down.
She said she last saw her best friend at a party in September for her nieces and nephews and shared a happy photo of them together.
A murder investigation has been launched and no arrests have been made so far.
Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway has said officers are considering the possibility that the shooting in Hackney was "gang-linked".
He said the two males were hospitalised and were in a non-life threatening condition.
DCS Conway said: "We believe all the victims of the shooting were known to each other but they were not related.
"I want to offer my most sincere condolences to the family and friends of the victims and also to all of those affected in the wider community by this incident.
"A murder investigation has been launched by homicide detectives from the Met's specialist crime command, they're being supported by local and specialist officers from my team here in Hackney to Tower Hamlets.
"I want to assure everyone that this will be a painstaking investigation. We are determined to bring those responsible to justice.
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"It is important that we keep an open mind regarding motive and we will follow the evidence.
"It is too early in this investigation to comment further on motive though we are considering the possibility that this was gang linked."
DCS Conway said that the force was investigating whether the triple shooting was linked to a separate incident, in which officers were called to the same road on Saturday to reports of gunshots.
"Officers found shell casings at the scene but there was no trace of any victims or suspects," he said, adding that additional officers were being deployed in Hackney.
Caroline Woodley, the Mayor of Hackney, offered condolences to the families of the victims.
She said: "I just want to say this is an absolutely heartbreaking incident and my thoughts and everyone's at the council's are with the loved ones of Lianne and of the other injured victims.
"We are working with the police to support the families of the victims and will continue to do so in the coming weeks and months.
"We are also working with local schools and community groups to offer any support they need.
"While incidents like this are thankfully rare in Hackney, we know that the community will be shocked, worried and distressed.
"Council officers are in the area to support the police investigation and provide reassurance to local people.
"We also have outreach workers in the area to make sure people can speak to us about any concerns they have."
Detective Superintendent Vicky Tunstall, from the local policing team in Hackney, said: "This shocking incident has resulted in the death of a young woman and my thoughts are with her family at this incredibly difficult time.
"My thoughts are also with the two people who have been taken to hospital.
"We are still in the early stages of our investigation and a team of specialist detectives are working to establish what has happened.
"Officers will remain at the scene overnight and will be in the area over the coming days.
";I do not underestimate the impact this incident will have on people in Hackney and I understand the community will want answers about what has happened this evening.
"We will share further information as our investigation progresses.
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"Gun crime has no place on the streets of London and we will do all we can to bring whoever is responsible for this despicable crime to justice."
Anyone who witnessed the shooting, or has information about what happened, is urged to call 101 quoting CAD 5811/05Dec or anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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