Ladbroke Grove shooting: Two teenage boys injured in gun attack on west London street
Two teenage boys have been left with gunshot wounds after a shooting in west London.
Detectives were called to Ladbroke Grove’s Verity Close at about 11.40pm on Monday and found two boys, aged 15 and 16, suffering gunshot wounds.
The pair were rushed to hospital by paramedics, where their injuries were assessed as being not life-threatening.
A crime scene remains in place on the quiet residential street. No arrests have yet been made, with detectives appealing for witnesses.
Neighbours described how they heard a “massive bang like an explosion” before they saw a teenager with a gunshot wound to the leg.
Marie White, 67, said: “I heard a bang like an explosion, it woke me up. I didn’t realise it was a gunshot at first but there was suddenly police everywhere. There was a helicopter above as well. It was very dramatic.”
A mother-of-two said: “I heard a bang and looked out. There was a young man with a leg wound but he was alive and speaking. I couldn’t see anyone else then there were swarms of police, some of them armed. It was like something out of a film.”
Another local said: “It sounded like fireworks … a quick succession of shots. It was worrying, I have lost young kids and they have to walk through a police line to get to school which is horrible.”
A cordon remains around the crime scene as detectives investigate. Forensics experts will be examining any bullet casings they can retrieve.
Meanwhile officers are collecting CCTV from around the area to piece together the moments leading up to and following the shooting.A Met Police spokesperson said detectives from Scotland Yard’s Trident unit, which investigates gun crime, were leading the investigation.
The spokesperson added detectives were working closely with officers from the Central West Command Unit who police the Kensington area.
Any witnesses, or anyone with information, is asked to call police via 101 quoting reference CAD 9161/01Jul. To remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
