A man was injured when ammonia was thrown towards him after trying to split up a fight between suspected gang members on Mildmay Road on Sunday 18 October.
The thirty-something man was burnt by ammonia flung from the crowd.
Police suspect the incident is linked to two affiliated local gangs, the Red Pitch Gang and Soldiers of Shakespeare.
No arrests have been made.
Soldiers of Shakespeare, based out of Shakespeare Walk in Hackney, are known to be active in the same areas as the Red Pitch Gang.
When asked about gang activity in the ward Sgt Paul Perversi said: “We have about 20 people who are hardcore. Teenagers have nothing to do.”
The attack follows a stabbing near Matthias Road on 14 October, which is also suspected to be linked to gang activity.
At a Mildmay Community Partnership meeting on 20 October, Sgt Perversi explained that the area had seen an increase in gang activity.
He assured residents that tackling gang violence was the police’s top priority.
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