Brixton shooting: Teen fights for life and woman is among injured

  • Police were called to firearm reports in Brixton, south London at 11pm yesterday
  • They found a man and a woman in their 30s suffering from gunshot wounds 
  • Boy in late teens was then taken to a south London hospital in critical condition 
  • No arrests have yet been made but the Met Police’s gang squad is investigating  

A teenager is fighting for his life after a triple shooting in Brixton, south London yesterday.   

Police were called to Somerleyton Road just after 11pm last night where they found a man and a woman, both believed to be in their 30s, with gunshot wounds. They were both rushed to a hospital in south London.

Later that night a boy in his late teens also attended a south London hospital with critical gunshot injuries.

No arrests have yet been made in connection with the incident but the Met Police’s gang squad is invesitgating.

The shooting comes after a wave of violent crime swept the capital, with this year’s London murder rate already over 70. 

Police were called to Somerleyton Road in Brixton (pictured) just after 11pm last night where they found a man and a woman in their 30s suffering from gunshot injuries 

A Met Police spokesman said: ‘Police were called at approximately 23:05hrs on Wednesday, 6 June to reports of a firearm discharge in Somerleyton Road, SW9. 

‘Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene and found two people – a man and a woman, both believed aged in their 30s, suffering gunshot pellet injuries. 

‘Both were taken to a south London hospital for treatment; their conditions are not serious. 

‘A male, believed aged in his mid to late teens, subsequently attended a south London hospital suffering gunshot pellet injuries – his condition is life threatening. Road closures remain in place at the scene. 

‘No arrests. Officers from the Trident and Area Crime Command investigate.’ 

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