Police name second man shot dead in Ilford gun attack: Cops continue hunt for double murder suspects

Police investigating the shooting of two men in Ilford have named the two men who were brutally shot dead.  

Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, and Zakariya Jeilani Mohamed, 32, both from Ilford, were both killed in a targeted gang-related attack.

Police are hunting the bicycle-riding murder suspects who sped away from the scene after killing the men at a notorious drug den. 

CCTV footage shows a group of men, believed to be rival gang members, fleeing from the house where the two men were killed and another was seriously injured.

Sheikh was a musician of Somali heritage known by his street name ‘Giddy’, who boasted of killing members of a rival gang.

Several local residents said the attack at a suspected ‘trap house’ was intentionally orchestrated to happen on Diwali as fireworks would mask the gunshots.

The area has been increasingly plagued by crime.

Just under two miles from the murder scene a Somali teenage boy was stabbed to death outside Little Ilford Lane Youth Centre shortly after finishing his mock GCSE exams ten days ago.

Saydi Abu Sheikh, 23, was one of the men killed in the shooting in East London last week 

Seikh was a musician of Somali heritage known by his street name ‘Giddy’

Armed officers and paramedics rushed to the scene of the triple shooting in Henley Road, Ilford at around 12.16am on Tuesday morning

Uniformed officers today sealed off parts of the residential area, which is dotted with nearby parks and homes costing more than £500,000, while forensic teams comb through the crime scene

A chicken shop close to the scene of today’s murder was closed down after a young boy was attacked.

One neighbour said: ‘Someone told me they made drill videos talking about these Manor Park people they were going to kill, there’s always beef between the Ilford and Manor Park people.

‘There was another murder here recently.

‘Just think about it: you’ve got Diwali and the fireworks going off, so you can’t even hear the shooting. Plus, it was inside the house anyway.’

Another resident told the Telegraph how they had spotted a man wearing a ‘black Joker-style mask’ running through nearby gardens shortly after the shocking attack. 

Uniformed officers today sealed off parts of the residential area, which is dotted with nearby parks and homes costing more than £500,000, while forensic teams comb through the crime scene. 

Tuesday’s fatal attack marked the fifth killing within a ten-mile area of east London in the past week alone, and is the latest grisly attack to rock the capital’s communities.

Metropolitan Police Inspector Dave Holgate addresses the media after the triple shooting in Ilford, east London

Met Police Detective Chief Inspector Chris Wood, leading the investigation, said: ‘This was an unspeakable act of extreme violence that has devastated two families and sent shock waves throughout the community.

‘My team is working around the clock to identify those responsible and I would like to express my thanks to the people who have already provided information – they can be sure that we will act on everything they have provided.

‘We still want to hear from anyone who was inside or near the house in Henley Road when the attack took place.

‘The suspects responsible for this horrific act are violent criminals and it is important that they are not protected by a wall of silence –help us take them off your streets by telling us who they are.

‘It doesn’t matter if you speak to us directly or anonymously via Crimestoppers – but please do get in touch.’