‘Child and man caught in crossfire’ after ‘shooting’ on London estate

A kid was ‘caught successful the crossfire’ aft a ‘shooting’ successful westbound London past night, witnesses person said.

Police and exigency serviceswere called to an country betwixt Ladbroke Grove and Maida Vale yesterday evening.

The Brent & Kilburn Times was told that a constabulary chopper was flying implicit a residential roadworthy adjacent Maida Vale for ‘what felt similar an hour’ and tons of constabulary cars with their sirens connected person passed the country for the ‘last mates of hours’.

One picture, taken adjacent to West Row successful Ladbroke Grove, shows a roadworthy cordoned disconnected with astatine slightest six exigency vehicles successful the area.

Other pictures amusement forensics teams carrying retired searched on the road.

One witnesser told Metro: ‘A antheral and a kid were successful a car and and it looks similar it was a targeted attack.

‘I deliberation they were trying to get the antheral and the lad was caught up successful it all.

‘Neighbours came retired to effort and assistance them both.’

The Met Police and London Ambulance Service person been contacted forcomment.

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