Police have provided an update after reports a shot was fired towards Private Eye editor Ian Hislop's taxi. A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: "While enquiries are ongoing, police have found no evidence of a firearms discharge at this time. Initial indications suggest a mechanical fault might have caused the window to shatter.
We await further tests." A black-cab driver told Scotland Yard detectives he had come to a standstill in traffic in Soho, central London , just after 10am on Tuesday morning when he heard what he believed was a bullet hitting and damaging his window. Hislop was in the taxi at the time.
In an update, Metropolitan Police Service said: "Police continue to investigate the circumstances around an incident in Soho on Tuesday morning. The driver of a London black taxi called police at around 10:10hrs and reported that he was stationary in traffic in Dean Street when a shot was fired towards his vehicle, striking the window and damaging it. "There were no reported injuries.
An investigation was launched and police seized the vehicle. Urgent CCTV and forensic examinations have been conducted. While enquiries are ongoing, police have found no evidence of a firearms discharge at this time.
Initial indications suggest a mechanical fault might have caused the window to shatter. We await further tests. Police have informed the driver and passenger.
" Hislop was in the back of a taxi in Soho, London yesterday morning when the driver heard what he believed was a b.