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London shooting: Two women and a girl injured | London shooting: Two women and a girl injured |
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A teenage girl and two young women have been injured in a shooting in west London. | |
The victims, aged 17, 18 and 19, were taken to hospital after the incident in John Fearon Walk, near Ladbroke Grove, just before 19:15 BST. | |
London Ambulance Service said the 18-year-old had been taken to hospital as a priority while the two others had made their own way there. | London Ambulance Service said the 18-year-old had been taken to hospital as a priority while the two others had made their own way there. |
Police said early indications were that a single shot had been fired. | |
A police spokesman said the youngest girl has now been discharged after treatment but the other two victims remain in a central London hospital. | |
The injuries of all the three victims were "not life-threatening". | |
He said: "We have got officers down there trying to piece together what is going on." | He said: "We have got officers down there trying to piece together what is going on." |
A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said: "Staff treated an 18-year-old woman at the scene. She was taken to hospital as a priority. | A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said: "Staff treated an 18-year-old woman at the scene. She was taken to hospital as a priority. |
"Two other teenage girls, also with gunshot wounds, made their own way to hospital." | "Two other teenage girls, also with gunshot wounds, made their own way to hospital." |
The incident is being investigated by officers from the Met Police's Operation Trident which tackles gun crime in the black community. | The incident is being investigated by officers from the Met Police's Operation Trident which tackles gun crime in the black community. |
Karen Buck, MP for Westminster North, expressed her concern as she visited the Mozart Estate where the shooting happened. | Karen Buck, MP for Westminster North, expressed her concern as she visited the Mozart Estate where the shooting happened. |
The Labour politician, who has previously called for crackdowns on knife and gun crime, tweeted: "On Mozart Estate after reports of 3 girls being shot. | The Labour politician, who has previously called for crackdowns on knife and gun crime, tweeted: "On Mozart Estate after reports of 3 girls being shot. |
"Desperately worried about local gang and youth violence. We have to get a grip." | "Desperately worried about local gang and youth violence. We have to get a grip." |
Community leaders have made several attempts to make the area safer in recent years. | Community leaders have made several attempts to make the area safer in recent years. |
Yew trees and a herb garden in a chequer board pattern were planted along John Fearon Walk after it was identified as a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. | Yew trees and a herb garden in a chequer board pattern were planted along John Fearon Walk after it was identified as a hotspot for anti-social behaviour. |