Teen is charged in gun murder

A TEENAGE boy has been charged with murder after a woman was shot dead in East London.

Lianne Gordon, 42, was killed in the attack in Hackney on Tuesday evening. The Metropolitan Police said a 16-year-old was detained in the early hours of Friday morning and will appear at Barkingside magistrates’ court tomorrow.

The teenager has also been charged with the attempted murder of a 20-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, who were wounded.

He was further charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and with possession with intent to supply class A drugs (crack cocaine and heroin).