Arrest after girl, 8, and man shot in car in west London

An eight-year-old girl and a man have been seriously injured after a gunman opened fire on a car, the Metropolitan Police have said.

- AMY-CLARE MARTIN

The child and the man, aged 34, were rushed to hospital after they were shot in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, just after 5.30pm on Sunday.

A woman and two-year-old baby were also in the vehicle during the shooting but were unhurt, police said. A 22-year-old man was arrested immediately following the incident on suspicion of attempted murder and remains in custody.

A horrified onlooker heard screaming and ran downstairs where she witnessed the incident. “I was completely in shock and I just ran back up the stairs because I was really scared,” she said. “Then I looked and I heard screaming afterwards, and then people coming out to call the police.”