Man shot dead in his car after being ambushed in east London

John Dunne | Senior News Correspondent Published August 18, 2026 2:42pm Updated August 18, 2026 2:42pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Witnesses described ‘absolute carnage’ after a man was ambushed and shot dead in his car in east London. The victim, 40, was gunned down at 3am in Newham. The front of his white Prius was damaged and being examined by forensics officers. Mira Kabal told Metro: ‘It was absolute carnage. ‘There were blue lights and armed police. We are so shocked and terrified. ‘I saw the white car the guy was in I thought it had crashed. But then I was told he had been shot.’ Forensic police officers at the scene of the shooting in St Bartholomews Road in Newham (Picture: Metro.co.uk/John Dunne) D