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| Two people shot while trying to evict tenant from house in south London | Two people shot while trying to evict tenant from house in south London |
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| A man in his 60s and a 59-year-old woman were shot after trying to evict a tenant from a house in Brixton on Wednesday morning. | A man in his 60s and a 59-year-old woman were shot after trying to evict a tenant from a house in Brixton on Wednesday morning. |
| The woman is an income officer for Metropolitan Housing and the man is a bailiff who works for the courts service. | The woman is an income officer for Metropolitan Housing and the man is a bailiff who works for the courts service. |
| Police were called at around 9.50am and armed officers were sent to the scene in Strathleven Road, where they forced entry to the suspected gunman's home. | Police were called at around 9.50am and armed officers were sent to the scene in Strathleven Road, where they forced entry to the suspected gunman's home. |
| He was found to be unarmed, but a gun was later discovered and the man was arrested and taken into custody at a police station in south London. | He was found to be unarmed, but a gun was later discovered and the man was arrested and taken into custody at a police station in south London. |
| 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." |
| The condition of the two victims is unknown, but police said their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. | The condition of the two victims is unknown, but police said their injuries were not thought to be life-threatening. |
| A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said: "We sent a responder in a car, two ambulance crews, London air ambulance and an officer. | A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service 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." | "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. | The pair were both conscious when they were taken to hospital, she said. |
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