One of the men blasted in a drive-by shooting in east London that has left a nine-year-old girl fighting for her life was jailed for his part in an horrific acid attack just yards from the latest crime scene, it can be revealed.

Mustafa Kiziltan was sentenced to 36 months prison for his part in the unprovoked chemical assault of a Good Samaritan outside a gay bar in Dalston in May 2018.

On Wednesday night Kiziltan was shot in the leg in an apparent gangland shooting outside the Evin Bistro in Hackney that also targeted two others. The nine-year-old girl was hit in the crossfire and remains in a critical condition in hospital.

Five years earlier, he was part of a nine-strong gang that squirted acid at a passer-by when he intervened in a homophobic attack outside the Dalston Superstore night club, that is next door to the Evin Bistro in Kingsland Road.

The witness was set upon when he began filming the thugs kicking and stamping on a man curled up on the floor.

Mustafa Kiziltan was sentenced to 36 months prison for his part in the unprovoked chemical assault of a Good Samaritan outside a gay bar in Dalston in May 2018

The gang, pictured, were jailed for a total of 57 years and 10 months: Top row: Huseyin Onel, Guven Ulas, Mehmet Tekegac, Mustafa Kiziltan. Bottom row: Yasam Erdogan, Onur Ardic, Serkan Kiziltan and Turgut Adakan

His co-conspirator Huseyin Onel sprayed acid in the man’s eyes while others launched a vicious attack upon him.

And the gang homophobic abuse at their victims from the windows of their car as they drove away, Wood Green Crown Court was told.

The thugs were jailed for a total of 57 years and 10 months.

Mustafa Kiziltan pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to 30 months prison.

His younger brother Serkan, also pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was sentenced to 18 months.

And today Serkan Kiziltan confirmed that his brother Mustafa was one of the three men shot outside the Evin Bistro by a motor bike assassin on Wednesday night.

The young girl was hit after a motorcyclist sprayed members of the gang who were sitting outside Evin bar in Hackney during the drive by shooting 

Several members of the gang were hit, but some bullets passed through the restaurant, hitting the young ngirl 

One member of the gang has suffered 'life-changing injuries' according to the Metropolitan Police. A 37-year-old man  has been discharged from hospital 

Police said the high powered motorcycle involved in the shooting was stolen in Wembley in 2021

He told MailOnline: ‘My brother is in hospital. He was shot. I don’t want to talk about it.’

A family friend added: ‘Mustafa was at the Evin café on Wednesday night. He is one of three men that was shot. I believe he was shot in the leg. He is hospital now.’

Metropolitan Police Detective Chief Superintendent James Conway said a nine-year-old girl remains in critical condition in hospital.

The child was having dinner with family in a restaurant in Hackney and was injured when shots were fired from a motorbike outside, with three men also hurt.

Speaking to reporters in Hackney on Friday, Mr Conway said the bike, which has since been recovered, was a Ducati Monster with a white body, red chassis and red wheels.

The motorbike had been reported stolen from the Wembley area of London in 2021 and at the time of the shooting had the registration plate DP21 0XY.

Mr Conway appealed for anyone who has information on the bike to come forward, adding: 'There are people out there who may know something that may be crucial to our investigation.'

Police today confirmed that the nine year old girl hit during the shooting remains in a critical condition in hospital