A 7-year-old girl remains in critical condition at the hospital with life-threatening injuries
Police announced early Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder in connection with a weekend drive-by shooting at a funeral in north London that left six people wounded.
Detectives investigating the shooting outside St. Aloysius Church in Euston arrested the 22-year-old man, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement.
“The man was arrested after a car was stopped in Cricklewood Lane, Barnet shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday, 15 January. He has been taken into custody,” it added.
The incident took place at 1.29 p.m. local time in the vicinity of St. Aloysius Church on Phoenix Road, where a funeral was taking place.
Three women — aged 48, 54, and 41 — were taken to a central hospital, where their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening.
A seven-year-old girl remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 12-year-old girl with a minor leg injury was discharged.
A 21-year-old woman was also taken to a central London hospital and her condition has been assessed as non-life-threatening.
“Any shooting incident is unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking,” Police Superintendent Ed Wells said Saturday.
5 injured, including 2 children, after a shooting in London
Girl, 7, in hospital with life-threatening injuries, says police
Five people, including two children between the ages of 7 and 12, were injured Saturday after shots were fired from a moving vehicle in central London.
The incident took place at 1.29 p.m. local time in the vicinity of St Aloysius Church on Phoenix Road where a funeral was taking place in Euston.
Police responded with medics from the London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance.
Metropolitan Police said three women — aged 48, 54, and 41 — were taken to a central hospital where their injuries were assessed as non-life threatening.
A seven-year-old girl remains in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. A 12-year-old girl with a minor leg injury was discharged.
“At this early stage, there have not been any arrests,” according to the latest statement from police.
Roads near the scene are still closed to traffic as of 9 p.m. There is also increased police presence with an ambulance in the area.
“Any shooting incident is unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking,” said Police Superintendent Ed Wells.
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