Gang Rival Was Gunned Down Outside Child’s 1st Birthday Party, Jury Told

Six alleged members of an east London gang have gone on trial for murdering a rival, Kacey Boothe, 25, outside a child’s first birthday party in August 2022.

An undated image of Kacey Boothe, who was shot dead in Walthamstow, north east London, on Aug. 13, 2022. Metropolitan Police

LONDON—A gunman shot dead a rival from another gang outside a community centre in east London where a child’s first birthday party was being held, a jury has been told.

Six men went on trial at the Old Bailey on Friday charged with the murder of Kacey Boothe, 25, who was shot dead in Walthamstow, north east London at around 9.20 p.m. on Aug. 13, 2022.