Man, 22, arrested after girl, 8, seriously injured in double shooting

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By Henry Moore

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after an 8-year-old girl was seriously injured in a double shooting.

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Bystanders say the gunman was seen 'shooting directly into a car' as part of the double shooting on Sunday evening.

Reports say witnesses heard four shots and a woman shouting, “My baby, my baby’s been shot.”

A 34-year-old man and a girl aged eight were then taken to a hospital.

The man suffered 'potentially life-changing' injuries, while the girl is currently undergoing surgery.

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There was also a two-year-old child and a woman in the vehicle who both escaped unharmed.

Police were called to Southern Row, W10 following reports of a shooting at around 17:34hrs on Sunday, November 24.

Officers attended the scene alongside colleagues from the London Ambulance Service who treated two people for gunshot injuries.

"I want to appeal today to anyone with information that may assist to come forward," Superintendent Owen Renowden said in a press conference on Monday.

A witness, 64, told Metro: “I heard shots, and then a woman shouting: ‘My baby, my baby’s been shot… it makes me sick to think about it now.

"There were four or five shots, there was screaming it’s horrible. A neighbour went out with a duvet to cover the injured."

Sharon, who was in the area to visit her mother, told the PA: "The guy was shooting directly into a car."I was literally coming out of the exit to my mum's block of flats and as I was going out, I saw a guy shooting into the car multiple times.

"He was firing directly, like at close range as if you're standing to open a door, they were shooting directly into it.

"I was completely in shock and I just ran back up the stairs because I was really scared."

"Then I looked and I heard screaming afterwards, and then people coming out to call the police."

Sharon, who did not wish to give her surname, added: "I've noticed in the last several years, it has become a lot more unsafe for the people here."

Supt Renowden, in charge of policing for Kensington and Chelsea, said: “This is an appalling incident that has left two people seriously injured, including a young girl who thankfully is in a stable condition this morning.

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