Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You star Ian Hislop's taxi 'shot at' near offices during rush hour

2 October 2024, 07:23 | Updated: 2 October 2024, 10:15

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Private Eye editor and Have I Got News for You star Ian Hislop 'targeted in gun attack' after taxi 'shot' at near offices in central London. Picture: Getty

By Flaminia Luck

Police are investigating after a suspected gunshot struck the window of a black cab carrying the broadcaster and journalist Ian Hislop.

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The incident took place yesterday at around 10am in central London.

The 64-year-old editor of the Private Eye, as well as the taxi driver, were fortunately unharmed in the incident near Oxford Street.

The driver informed detectives that his taxi was stationary in traffic in Soho when he heard what he believed to be a bullet hitting the rear window, according to the Guardian.

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The vehicle had stopped near the Private Eye office on Dean Street, situated between Oxford Street and Shaftesbury Avenue.

Police conducted a search of the area, closed roads, and are reviewing CCTV footage.

Officers remain open to various possible motives.

Hislop has been the editor of the satirical magazine, known for its sharp criticism of the rich and powerful, as well as its investigative work, since 1986.

He also regularly appears as a panellist and team captain on the quiz show Have I Got News For You.

Hislop is a team captain on the hit show 'Have I Got News for You'
Hislop is a team captain on the hit show 'Have I Got News for You'. Picture: Getty

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A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "At 10:10 a.m. on Tuesday, 1 October, police received a report of a firearms discharge on Dean Street, Westminster.

"The driver of a London black taxi reported that while stationary in traffic, a shot was fired at his vehicle, striking the window.

"There were no injuries.

"An investigation is ongoing."

LONDON 3 April Pic shows Ian Hislop Attending the Galaxy Book Awards Grosvenor House London 3rd of April 2009
Hislop has been the editor of Private Eye since 1986. Picture: Alamy

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