A MAN and three teenagers arrested after a sawn-off shotgun was found have been bailed again due to a delayed forensic report.

The weapon was found by police in a holdall on the floor of a tower blcok during a patrol of the Priory Court estate in Walthamstow.

A 16-year-old was arrested at the scene on suspicion of possessing a firearm.

Two teenagers, aged 16 and 17, were also arrested following a chase and a 27-year-old was arrested later.

They were intially due to answer bail earlier this month, but this has now been extended until January due to a delay in the results of forensic tests on the shotgun.

Police have not revealed the reason for the delay.

Two people were shot near the Priory Court estate in the summer during an escalation in gang-related violence.

No-one was killed and no-one has been arrested in connection with the shootings.

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