Four people were injured, including a pensioner, in a drive-by shooting on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London early Saturday morning. One of the victims is a 25-year-old man who remains in life-threatening condition after being shot multiple times. The other three individuals, aged 21, 47 and 70, sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Key Takeaways
Four people were injured in a drive-by shooting in Brixton, south London, early Saturday morning. One man remains in life-threatening condition. Police are investigating a possible link to a stabbing that occurred nearby about an hour later.
- Four people injured in drive-by shooting on Coldharbour Lane
- One man critically wounded; three others with non-life-threatening injuries
- Stabbing incident 700 meters away leaves one man in life-threatening condition
- Police investigating possible link between the two incidents
The Metropolitan Police received reports of shots fired from a vehicle at around 01:15 BST. About an hour later, officers were called to a stabbing incident on nearby Acre Lane where a 33-year-old man was found with multiple stab wounds and taken to the hospital in life-threatening condition. Police are investigating whether there is any connection between these two incidents.
A witness told BBC that people had gathered outside Southwyck House, Coldharbour Lane on Friday evening for a summer party when a car approached from the other side of the road and fired seven shots. The London Ambulance Service treated four patients at the scene, taking two to a major trauma center and two to a local hospital.
No arrests have been made in connection with either attack. Detective Chief Inspector Allam Bhangoo described the shooting as an 'act of indiscriminate violence' and assured that officers are working diligently to identify those responsible. The Met has announced an increased police presence in Brixton over the coming days.
The police have appealed for anyone with information about either attack to come forward, and said there would be an increased police presence in the area over the coming days.
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