A “BUBBLY” dad-of-three was killed after being chased by a “tomahawk axe” wielding gang who are still on the loose over a day later.
Nash Clyne, 33, was killed after a group chased him through Acton in west London at 4.05am on Sunday.
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Tributes have poured in following Nash’s death
Emergency services raced to the scene at Birkbeck Road to find him seriously injured, but despite their best efforts he sadly passed a short time later.
Eyewitnesses had reported seeing a “gang of four” chasing a man shortly before cops arrived.
They claimed one was swinging a tomahawk axe while others were brandishing broken bottles.
One witness, a waiter who claimed he called the police, said they saw blood pouring out from a gash above Nash’s eye as he was surrounded.
Two others injured during the event were taken to major trauma centres, the Met Police said.
The force has since launched a murder investigation, with an urgent hunt underway for the gang.
Tributes have poured in for the dad-of-three, with one friend from south London revealing how “bubbly” Nash “always tried to do his best in everything”.
The pal, who did not want to be named, told The Sun: “He was a close friend. He’s a good friend of mine.
“He used to live down here. He stayed down here for a while. We were pretty close.
“He was a good guy, bubbly, cheerful.
“He always tried to do his best in everything, and was a very energetic guy. If he can work, he goes to work, he always tried to aim for the best.
“He was well known down in this area. We are just grieving. It is shocking for all of us, we are one close family for all of us.”
A cafe owner, who did not want to be named, said Nash would regularly poke his head round the corner and say “hey uncle”.
They added: “it’s so sad, I know this guy. I didn’t know him well, it was more of a passing by thing.
“He was a really nice guy. He would come in and say ‘hey uncle’.”
A police cordon remains in place at the scene, with forensic officers seen examining the area around a barber’s shop on Acton High Street yesterday afternoon.
Detectives are appealing for witnesses or anyone with information to come forward.
Detective Chief Inspector Brian Howie from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command, who is leading the investigation, said: “We are in the early stages of our investigation and my team of experienced detectives is working at pace to establish why Nash was murdered and bring those responsible to justice.
“We are urging anyone who was in the area or who knows anything about what happened to come forward.
“We particularly want to hear from anyone who was at the Front Line Cuts barber shop or the Paradise Cuts barber shop, both in Acton High Street, between 10pm on Saturday and 04.30am on Sunday.
“What you know, however insignificant it may seem now, could hold the key to this investigation.”
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