Man in his 20s is shot and another is stabbed near Hyde Park on another night of bloodshed in Lawless London
- Two men in their 20s in hospital after attack in Upper Berkeley Street, London
- One man suffered a gunshot wound and another suffered stab wound in attack
- Incident happened at 2am today, just hours after attack in nearby Oxford Street
- Teenager died after being stabbed as shoppers watched on in horror at attack
A man has been shot and another stabbed during an attack near London’s Hyde Park – just a mile away from where a man was fatally wounded in another stabbing hours earlier.
One of the victims, a man in his 20s, is said to be in a serious but stable condition with a gunshot wound following the shooting in Upper Berkeley Street, near to Marble Arch, in the early hours of Sunday morning.
A second victim, also in his 20s, was also taken to hospital with a stab wound and head injury following the incident at around 2am today.
Police say the second man’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening at this time.
A police cordon is today in place as detectives investigate the incident.
A man has been shot and another stabbed during an attack near London’s Hyde Park – just a mile away from where a man was fatally wounded in another stabbing hours earlier. Pictured: Police at the scene of the incident on Upper Berkeley Street
One of the victims, a man in his 20s, is said to be in a serious but stable condition with gunshot wounds following the shooting in Upper Berkeley Street, near to Marble Arch, in the early hours of Sunday morning
Police say the second man’s injuries do not appear to be life-threatening at this time. A police cordon is today in place as detectives investigate the incident
The Metropolitan Police say a man has been arrested on suspicion of possession of Class-A drugs.
The incident comes after three men were arrested after a teenager died in a stabbing in ‘broad daylight’ on London’s Oxford Street.
Police and ambulance service rushed to the teen’s aid following the incident in the Market Place area of Oxford Street at around 5.30pm yesterday.
The teenager was rushed to hospital in central London but was pronounced dead around two hours later.
Some Twitter users took to social media to say they saw him being chased by another person with a machete.
Police have confirmed a man was stabbed, after a person was seen to be lying on the ground.
Police and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene on Market Street where a man has been stabbed
The teen’s next of kin have been informed by the police, who confirmed that a post-mortem examination would be carried out.
The Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command have launched a murder investigation and have arrested three males. No further details have yet been given.
The famous shopping street has been closed to traffic at the junction of Great Portland Street.
Following the incident, a Met spokeswoman said: ‘Officers attended and found a male suffering from a stab injury.
Three arrests have been made following the incident and the street was closed to traffic at the junction of Great Portland Street
‘He was taken by the London Ambulance Service to a central London hospital; we await an update on his condition.
‘Anyone with information is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference Cad 6404/08Aug.’
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: ‘We dispatched two ambulance crews, an incident response officer and a medic in a car to the scene. We also dispatched a London’s Air Ambulance trauma team.
‘We treated a person at the scene and took them to a major trauma centre.’
Police do not believe the two incidents are linked at this time.