'DRIVE-BY SHOOTING'
Girl, 8, seriously hurt after gunman ‘opened fire on family car’ – as two-year-old sibling also caught up in horror
Cops have arrested a 22-year-old man
AN eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt after a gunman opened fire on her family's car - with her mum, dad and their two-year-old child also caught up in the horror.
Cops have arrested a man aged 22 after the girl and her 34-year-old dad were shot in a car in Ladbroke Grove, west London yesterday.
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The two victims were treated for serious gunshot wounds and raced to hospital after armed officers swooped in at 5.34pm.
A woman believed to be the baby's mother was heard shouting: "My baby, my baby’s been shot."
Witnesses believe the attack was "targeted" but police have not confirmed this.
The girl is understood to have been caught in the crossfire when a man opened fire as she sat in a car.
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Her 32-year-old mum and a two-year-old child were also in the car but were thankfully unharmed.
In an update this afternoon, the Met said a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.
Scotland Yard said it is waiting for an update on the both victims' conditions.
But the force said the girl's injuries are not life-threatening and she is surgery in a serious but stable condition.
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Local Sharon said: "The guy was shooting directly into a car.
"I was literally coming out of the exit to my mum's block of flats and as I was going out I saw a guy shooting into the car multiple times.
"He was firing directly, like at close range, as if you're standing to open a door, they were shooting directly into it.
"I was completely in shock and I just ran back up the stairs because I was really scared.
"Then I looked and I heard screaming afterwards, and then people coming out to call the police."
Sharon added: "I've noticed in the last several years, it has become a lot more unsafe for the people here."
Superintendent Owen Renowden said: “Yesterday afternoon we received numerous 999 calls reporting that shots had been fired.
"We heard that people in a vehicle had been injured and multiple units were dispatched to the scene, including armed officers.
"A 34-year-old man and eight-year-old girl were found with serious gunshot injuries.
"A two-year-old child and 32-year-old woman were also in the car but were thankfully uninjured.
"Both the man and the girl are in hospital in a serious but stable condition.
"The man has potentially life-changing injuries and the girl remains in surgery. Her injuries are not relieved to be life threatening.
"A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder."
If you saw anything or have any information, please contact police on 101 stating CAD5238/24NOV.
Call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous.
Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said: "These senseless acts of violence have no place on our streets.
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"I know residents in the local community will be rightly concerned for their safety after several recent incidents in the neighbourhood.
"We must work together to better prevent these horrific crimes from happening, and hold those responsible to account."
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