The victim was 24 years old
A young man has been stabbed to death in Barking, east London.
He was found injured after police were called to Crows Road at 11.30pm on Thursday night and pronounced dead at the scene. Paramedics were unable to save his life.
His next-of-kin have been informed.
Police are currently on scene in the Crows Road/ Harts Lane area of Barking dealing with a fatal stabbing. Please bear with us at these very early stages of the investigation whilst large scale crime scenes are in place. If you witnessed or have any info, please contact police. pic.twitter.com/IZwf8dIFLu
— Barking & Dagenham MPS (@MPSBarkDag) May 18, 2018
Barking and Dagenham police tweeted: “Police are currently on scene in the Crows Road/ Harts Lane area of Barking dealing with a fatal stabbing.
“Please bear with us at these very early stages of the investigation whilst large scale crime scenes are in place.
“If you witnessed or have any info, please contact police.”
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: “Formal identification awaits and a post-mortem examination will take place in due course.
“The Homicide and Major Crime Command have been informed.
“There is a crime scene in place and officers remain on scene. ”
No arrest have been made, Scotland Yard confirmed.
