British police on Sunday confirmed the arrest of a 22-year-old man on attempted murder charges after allegedly carrying out a drive-by shooting outside a church in central London leaving at least six people injured, plus a 7-year-old girl.
This has been confirmed by the Metropolitan Police in a statement picked up by the BBC, detailing that the arrest has occurred in the London Borough of Barnet, shortly before 16.00 hours (local time) on Sunday.
Among the victims of the shooting is a seven-year-old girl who has been taken to a central London hospital and remains in serious condition. A second girl, aged 12, has also been injured but her injuries are minor.
The incident has also left four other victims, four women — aged 21, 41, 41, 48, 54 — who have been taken to a central London hospital, whose injuries were assessed as non-life threatening.
Also, a 48-year-old man has potentially life-changing injuries, police authorities have detailed.
British police received a call about the attack at 13.29 (local time) on Saturday reporting a shooting on Phoenix Road in the London Borough of Camden.
Officers attended with medics from the London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance.
The incident took place in the vicinity of a church where a funeral was being held. According to initial investigations, the shots were fired from a moving vehicle which drove away from the scene.
Source: (EUROPA PRESS)
