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A Black Lives Matter activist is in critical condition in a London hospital after being shot over the weekend.

BBC News Published media captionSasha Johnson in June 2020: "Why should we stay quiet?" A prominent Black Lives Matter activist was shot by a group of four black men at a party in south London, police say. Sasha Johnson is critically ill in hospital after being shot in the head at a property in Peckham on Sunday. Met Commander Alison Heydari said the men had "entered the garden of the property and discharged a firearm". Cdr Heydari added detectives were also "not aware of any reports of threats made against her prior to this incident". image copyrightPA Media image captionSasha Johnson is a ...

© PA Sasha Johnson speaking during the Million People March in LondonA Black Lives Matter activist was shot in the head after being caught up in a drive-by shooting between "rival gangs", friends have said, which has left her fighting for her life in hospital. Sasha Johnson, a mother of "two beautiful sons" and an anti-racism activist, was shot at 3am on Sunday in Peckham, south east London, near a house party. Ms Johnson, who was on Monday in a critical condition, is a leading figure of the UK arm of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and once likened the police to the Klu Klux Klan (KKK...

Diane Abbott, 67, accused of 'inflaming racial divides' over activist attack tweet  Labour MP had linked shooting of Sasha Johnson to her Black Lives Matter work But an earlier Met Police statement on attack refuted links to her prior activism  LBC host Iain Dale challenged Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP's claims  Self-styled 'Black Panther of Oxford', 27, is fighting for her life after the suspected gang attack in Peckham, south-east London on Sunday morning Scotland Yard confirmed there is no suggestion of 'targeted attack' at this time   

A Black Lives Matter activist was shot in the head at a Peckham birthday party "that went out of control," according to local residents. Marquees lined with flowers were set up in the back garden at the party where Sasha Johnson, 27, was critically injured. She remains in hospital with life-threatening injuries. Senior officers say they do not believe she was deliberately targeted or had been the subject of threats prior to the shooting in the early hours of Sunday. Met Police Commander Alison Heydari is appealing to the public for information, saying "four black males in dark clot...