No arrests have been made
A 22-year-old man is fighting for his life after being shot in the face with a shotgun in Peckham, London.
Scotland Yard said the incident took place on Saturday June 2 at around 8pm and that a second man was also hit in the attack. His injuries have been described as “not life-threatening” by police.
The younger of the two men was taken to a nearby hospital, where he is in a critical condition.
The air ambulance taking off after the incident in #peckham this evening. pic.twitter.com/QhGRO8bW8E
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Armed police responded to the shooting.
A Scotland Yard spokesperson said: “Police were called to Wodehouse Avenue, SE5 at 7.56pm on Saturday June 2 to reports of a shooting.
“Officers, including armed police, attended and found two men aged 22 and 25 suffering gun shot injuries.
“Both males were taken by London Ambulance Service to central London hospitals where Victim one’s condition remains critical.
“Victim two’s injuries are not life threatening.”
No arrests have been made.
A stabbing took place on the same street, Wodehouse Avenue, just two days earlier.
