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Brixton shooting: Man and woman shot during eviction attempt | Brixton shooting: Man and woman shot during eviction attempt |
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Two people were shot as they tried to evict a tenant from a house in south London. | |
The man and the woman, both aged 59, were attempting to force a man to leave a house in Strathleven Road in Brixton. | |
Armed officers were called to the scene on Wednesday morning. They forced entry to a property and a 50-year-old man was arrested. | |
The arrested man was unarmed, but a gun was later found. He remains in custody at a south London police station. | |
Police said the victims were shot in the hip and leg and are in stable condition in hospital. | |
Gunshot wounds | |
The woman works for Metropolitan Housing and the man is a bailiff with Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunals Service. | |
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 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. | 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. | "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. | "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 woman was escorted by a doctor from the air ambulance." |
The pair were both conscious when they were taken to hospital, she said. | The pair were both conscious when they were taken to hospital, she said. |