A teenager has been rushed to hospital after getting shot in South London. Police were called to Brixton Hill, in Lambeth, following reports of a gun being fired this evening (Thursday, May 12) at 7.15pm.
Officers at the scene found a victim in their late teens with a gunshot wound. He has been rushed to hospital, but no further information about his condition has been released.
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.
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 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 say a crime scene remains in place and the road – at the junction with Effra Road – is closed to traffic.
At this early stage, there have been no arrests and enquiries continue. Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 6825/12May.
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