Man, 20, shot dead as he sits in his car

Police are hunting the killers of a 20-year-old man shot dead in his car.

The victim, who has not yet been named, was sitting in his blue Mini in Brock Place, Poplar, when he was shot just after 7pm yesterday.

He was taken to the Royal London Hospital but died shortly afterwards.

Detectives from Scotland Yard's specialist crime directorate are to set up an incident room today and a post mortem on the man, who was black, is to be opened.

Shocked residents described hearing a shot before seeing smoke billowing out of the car. Gary Rutter, 41, said: "I went over to the car and the poor fellow was sitting upright in the driver's seat with blood pouring out of his mouth. It was so gruesome ... no one around here seems to know who he was."

Detectives say they are keeping an open mind on motives for the murder and are asking anyone with information to call Crimestoppers on 0800