{"id":24417,"date":"2023-01-14T19:43:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=24417"},"modified":"2023-01-14T19:43:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T00:43:55","slug":"euston-shooting-girl-7-in-life-threatening-condition-and-five-others-injured-near-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/01\/14\/euston-shooting-girl-7-in-life-threatening-condition-and-five-others-injured-near-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Euston shooting: Girl, 7, in life-threatening condition and five others injured near church"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A seven-year-old girl has suffered life-threatening injuries in a shooting close to a central London church.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police responded at 13:31 GMT to reports shots were fired from a moving vehicle, as a remembrance service took place at St Aloysius Church in Euston.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Met Police said another girl, aged 12, and four women, aged 21, 41, 48 and 54, were also injured.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The 48-year-old may have life-changing injuries while the 21-year-old’s condition is not life-threatening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A police representative said the other two women were not in a life-threatening condition and that the 12-year-old girl had been treated for a minor leg injury.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"Multiple<\/picture><\/span>Road closures were in place and detectives continue to investigate the scene of the shooting (Image: Simon Lamrock)<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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The girl was taken to a central London hospital at about 14:05 and “remains in hospital in a life-threatening condition”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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In a statement, the force said an “urgent investigation” was under way and details of the incident were “still emerging”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“At this early stage, there have been no arrests,” it said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The shooting happened close to a church while a funeral was taking place, police say (Image: Simon Lamrock)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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London Ambulance Service and an air ambulance were also called to the scene in Phoenix Road.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Detectives have urged anyone with video footage or CCTV to contact the force.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Transport for London (TfL) say road closures remain in place while police investigate at the scene and some buses are on diversion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The shooting took place in the vicinity of a church and near to a pub close to Euston station (Image: PA Media)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Supt Ed Wells said any shooting incident was “unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Our thoughts are with all the victims, but in particular with the seven-year-old girl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“An investigation into this dreadful attack is already well under way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“I can assure the communities of Camden and beyond that we will do everything we possibly can to identify and bring to justice those who were responsible.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He added that there would be “an increased visible police presence in the area through the weekend and into the days ahead”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The Air Ambulance was called to the scene of the shooting (Image: Simon Lamrock)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Photographer Simon Lamrock said when he first arrived at the Catholic church, people had been evacuated through a side entrance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“It’s a very busy area. All the local residents had come out to find out what was going on,” Mr Lamrock said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“There was shock and surprise. That was the mood of people trying to work out what had happened.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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“Police and emergency services were on scene very, very fast.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One girl injured in the shooting has been discharged from hospital after suffering a minor leg injury, police said (Image: PA Media)<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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Mayor of London Sadiq Khan described the shooting as “deeply distressing”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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He said a police investigation was “now under way”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Mr Khan added: “I am in close contact with the Met Police to determine what happened.”<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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