COPS have issued a fresh appeal for information as a nine-year-old girl remains in a critical condition following a drive-by shooting.
The schoolgirl is fighting for her life after being caught in the crossfire of an alleged gang warfare hit while eating dinner with her family.
Three men were also injured when an attacker on a motorbike opened fire outside Evin, a Turkish restaurant in Hackney, north-east London, just before 9.20pm last Wednesday.
Detectives say they are looking at a potential link with Turkish "organised criminal networks" and have again pleaded for information from the Turkish and Kurdish communities.
Met Police have now renewed their appeals for information and witnesses.
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Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway, local policing lead for Hackney and Tower Hamlets, said: “Our investigation team has been working tirelessly to piece together what happened and to identify the dangerous individual responsible for this shocking and indiscriminate act of violence.
“We will always be directed by the evidence and a critical line of enquiry has been the potential link to Turkish-originating organised criminal networks.
“Sadly, a nine-year-old girl who was simply having dinner with her family is now in a hospital bed fighting for her life.
“It is therefore important we find out the details of the individual who carried out this horrific attack and those involved in the planning.
“Our investigation continues at pace but, if you have information, if you know who was involved, you can do the right thing and share the information with us completely anonymously.
“You might be a friend, partner or a family member of someone that you suspect may be involved.
"I urge you to search your heart to understand if your loyalty to friends or associates extends to covering up for an innocent child being shot.
“Our young victim remains in a critical condition. Specialist family liaison officers continue to support her family through this terribly difficult time and our thoughts remain with her and her family.
“It is very clear that this attack has had a devastating impact on the family. On their behalf we ask that their privacy is respected in such difficult circumstances.”
The three men – aged 37, 42 and 44 – who were sitting outside the restaurant were also shot. They have since been discharged from hospital.
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The suspect’s motorbike was a Ducati Monster with a white body, red chassis and red wheels.
In 2021 it was stolen from a Wembley property and at the time of the shooting, was displaying the registration plates DP21 OXY.
The Sun previously exclusively obtained CCTV footage of the moment gunshots rang through the streets, before a bike sped off.
A man on foot appears to start running after hearing the commotion behind him.
Witnesses have also told of screams echoing down the streets and hero bystanders jumping into action as people were gunned down last night.
Footage showed armed police and paramedics swooping on the scene in Kingsland High Street.
The four victims were rushed to a nearby hospital.
One anonymous diner at the Evin restaurant said he used his coat to stop a man's leg bleeding.
Anyone with information can call 101 or our dedicated incident room on 020 83865 or pass information on anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online via crimestoppers-uk.org.
