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| Two youths have been arrested by detectives investigating the shooting of two teenagers at a McDonald's restaurant in south London. | Two youths have been arrested by detectives investigating the shooting of two teenagers at a McDonald's restaurant in south London. |
| A gunman opened fire in the fast-food restaurant in Brixton, which was packed with families at the time, on Thursday 28 September. | A gunman opened fire in the fast-food restaurant in Brixton, which was packed with families at the time, on Thursday 28 September. |
| Both victims, aged 17, were shot at close range, one in the chest and the other in the arm. | Both victims, aged 17, were shot at close range, one in the chest and the other in the arm. |
| Police said there was no evidence to suggest the shooting was gang-related. | Police said there was no evidence to suggest the shooting was gang-related. |
| The victim shot in the arm was treated in hospital and discharged, while the boy shot in the chest is still in a stable condition in hospital, Scotland Yard said. | The victim shot in the arm was treated in hospital and discharged, while the boy shot in the chest is still in a stable condition in hospital, Scotland Yard said. |
| Witness appeal | |
| Officers from the Metropolitan Police's gun crime unit Trident are investigating the case. | |
| "Both males are currently in custody at separate south London police stations," a police spokesman said. | |
| Detective Chief Inspector Andy Shrives, who is leading the investigation, renewed his appeal for witnesses. | |
| "The information they provide will be treated confidentially and professionally and we are committed to ensuring that witnesses and family members are supported and, if necessary, protected." | |
| 'Verbal argument' | |
| The shooting took place at about 1725 BST in the restaurant at the junction of Brixton Road and Coldharbour Lane. | The shooting took place at about 1725 BST in the restaurant at the junction of Brixton Road and Coldharbour Lane. |
| Families and schoolchildren were in the restaurant at the time. | |
| A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "We now know prior to the shooting the victims were involved in a brief verbal argument with some other people in the restaurant and then three to four minutes later the shooting occurred. | A Scotland Yard spokeswoman said: "We now know prior to the shooting the victims were involved in a brief verbal argument with some other people in the restaurant and then three to four minutes later the shooting occurred. |
| "It is also thought that the victims and the gunman may have known each other, but it is not certain." | |
| The gunman is believed to have escaped on a bicycle along Brixton Hill but was originally thought to have escaped on foot. | The gunman is believed to have escaped on a bicycle along Brixton Hill but was originally thought to have escaped on foot. |