- Emergency services were called to the scene just after 8.30pm on Thursday
- Man was taken to hospital with injuries that are thought to be life-threatening
- A Twitter user said he heard about 17 shots fired, adding: ‘Enough is enough!’
A man in his 20s is fighting for his life after being shot in Stonebridge, north west London.
Police were called to the scene at 8.34pm following reports of a man suffering from gunshot injuries on Lawrence Avenue in Brent.
A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: ‘A man, believed to be aged in his 20s, has been taken to a central London hospital with injuries that are believed to be life-threatening.
Police have cordoned-off an area following tonight’s gun attack in Stonebridge in London
One man said he counted 17 shots following tonight’s attack in north west London
The shooting happened shortly before 9pm on Lawrence Avenue in Stonebridge, pictured
‘A crime scene is in place.
‘No arrests at this stage; enquiries continue.’
One man on Twitter said: ‘Heard shots all the way from north side Stonebridge as they were fired I counted about 17 shots. Absolute madness!!! Enough is enough!!!’
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