Former gang member Reece Salmon killed on affluent North London street, police hunt knife attacker

Reece Salmon, a 28-year-old former member of the notorious Easy Cash Gang, was fatally stabbed outside a £1.55 million property on Lloyd Baker Street in Clerkenwell and died in hospital the following day. Salmon’s criminal record includes a near-four-year sentence for phone snatching and robbery across Camden, Islington, Westminster and the City of London, as well as a recent fraud conviction in New Zealand where he stole cash and gold from elderly victims.

Police have cordoned off the quiet, high-value residential street, conducting forensic sweeps and questioning neighbours, but the knife-wielding attacker has evaded capture for more than a week. The murder highlights the lingering threat posed by the Easy Cash Gang, which previously carried out armed raids on luxury retailers such as Boodles and Yves Saint-Laurent. Community members expressed shock at the violence in their normally peaceful area, while senior officers urged anyone with information to come forward. Investigators have not ruled out links between the killing and Salmon’s past gang affiliations.