Ian Hislop, who is editor of Private Eye, was in the back seat of a black cab in Soho, central London, when the driver heard a bullet strike and damage the taxi window

The Private Eye editor was reportedly in the back of the black cab when a suspected bullet struck the vehicle's back window.

Police are investigating after a suspected gunshot struck the window of a black cab carrying the broadcaster and journalist Ian Hislop.

Roads were sealed off and officers are trawling through CCTV

The taxi driver said the bullet hit the window, damaging it

At around 10am on Tuesday, a bullet allegedly hit the back of a black cab window in Soho, Central London.

The Have I Got News For You star, known for his exchanges with rival team captain Paul Merton, was in the back seat of the black cab when a firearm was discharged.

The Have I Got News For You Star was reportedly in a black cab which was struck by a bullet in central London on Tuesday.