The condition of a teenager who was shot in Brixton yesterday evening (May 12) has been assessed as not life-threatening, police have confirmed. Police were called at around 7.15pm to reports of a firearm discharge on Brixton Hill. Officers found a man, believed to be in his late teens with a gunshot wound. He was rushed to hospital where his condition has since been assessed as not life-threatening.
Three men in balaclavas, one of whom had “a big, double-barrel shotgun” under his jacket were seen running from the scene of a shooting in Lambeth, witnesses claim. Another witness said they saw a car crash on Acre Lane, near to Lambeth Town Hall, before a number of people got out of the vehicle with multiple shots then being fired from a handgun.
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Speaking to MyLondon, one witness passing by on a bus, said: “The bus stopped and we then saw this big silver 4×4 crash and there were these guys running out of it, then we heard six gunshots and a guy with a rifle ran by the bus. It’s the first time I’ve ever experienced something like that.
“The reactions that people had on the bus were pretty interesting, though, we were ducked down, some crying and shaking.” Police are currently on a hunt for the gunmen. Pictures from the scene last night show a smashed 4×4 and a turned over motorbike. One witness claims they saw the motorbike driver’s arm ‘covered in blood’.
The Met Police says there haven’t been any other significant developments overnight and enquiries continue.
Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 6825/12May. To remain anonymous contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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