That Day

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in YouTube​

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14 Mar 2012

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by Boxedroomer

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It was a sunny afternoon in 2010 and the parks were full. I remember it being one of the hottest days of the summer which brought out thousands of people.​
 

At the time, there was a mini festival in 'London Fields' to promote the surrounding area - 'Hackney'.

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Sometime just after midday a shot was fired and youths were seen running through the park. After a few moments it became clear that someone in the park had been shot. This individual had nothing to do with the confrontation and was sitting in the middle of a packed park with everyone else. We knew this because he was sat a few yards away from us.​

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The park was quickly evacuated and an air ambulance came to collect the victim of the incident. I heard the man survived.

When we think of gun crime in the UK we picture hooded thugs in dull empty parks. But on that day, i was presented with a completely different image.