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| Brixton shooting: Man and woman shot during eviction attempt | |
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| A man and a woman were shot as they tried to evict a tenant from a house in south London, police said. | |
| A man aged in his 60s and a 59-year-old woman were shot after attempting to force a man to leave a property in Strathleven Road, Brixton. | |
| Armed officers were called to the scene at about 09:50 BST. | |
| They forced entry to a property and a man was arrested. He is in custody at a police station in south London. | They forced entry to a property and a man was arrested. He is in custody at a police station in south London. |
| Police said the victims' injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The arrested man was unarmed, but a gun was later found. | Police said the victims' injuries are not thought to be life-threatening. The arrested man was unarmed, but a gun was later found. |
| A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it is understood that the two victims were involved in an eviction of a resident from a property." | |
| A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We sent a responder in a car, two ambulance crews, London Air Ambulance and an officer. | |
| "Staff treated two patients, a man reported to be in his 60s and a 59-year-old woman. | |
| "They were both treated for gunshot wounds and taken as priorities to hospital. | |
| "The woman was escorted by a doctor from the air ambulance." | |
| The pair were both conscious when they were taken to hospital, she said. |