A murder hunt has been launched after a teenager was chased down the street by a gang of youths and stabbed to death.
The 18-year-old man was killed in Gill Avenue, Newham, east London on Friday night after he is thought to have been pursued by a gang of youths.
Officers from the Metropolitan Police force attended the scene, where the victim was pronounced dead at 6.50pm
John MacDonald, detective chief inspector of the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, said the circumstances surrounding the death are not yet known.
He added: 'We believe that the victim may have been chased from Butchers Road at the junction of Hooper Road down into Boreham Avenue, E16.
'The people chasing him comprised of a group of black males.'
Police confirmed the deceased's next of kin had been informed but formal identification had not yet taken place.
The force added there have been no arrests.
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