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DOUBLE SHOOTING

Man, 32, charged with attempted murder after girl, 8, and dad injured after gunshots fired at their car

The girl's mum and two-year-old sibling were also caught up in the alleged shooting

A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after an eight-year-old girl and her dad were injured after gunshots were fired at their car.

The girl's mum and two-year-old sibling were also caught up in the alleged shooting in Ladbroke Grove, west London on Sunday afternoon.

The girl and a man aged 34 were treated for gunshot wounds
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The girl and a man aged 34 were treated for gunshot woundsCredit: UKNIP
An eight-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured in a double shooting
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An eight-year-old girl and a man were seriously injured in a double shootingCredit: UKNIP
Police combed the scene for evidence
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Police combed the scene for evidenceCredit: Darren Fletcher
A 32-year-old woman was also taken to hospital as a precaution but was not injured
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A 32-year-old woman was also taken to hospital as a precaution but was not injuredCredit: UKNIP

The girl and her dad were treated for serious gunshot wounds and raced to hospital after armed officers swooped in at 5.34pm.

A woman believed to be the child's mother was heard shouting: "My baby, my baby’s been shot."

The girl's 32-year-old mum and her two-year-old sibling were also in the car but were thankfully unharmed.

Scotland Yard previously said the girl's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening and she is in surgery in a serious but stable condition.

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Local man Jazz Reid, 32, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition.

Reid will appear at Thames Magistrates' Court today, Scotland Yard said.

If you have information which could help detectives, call 101 quoting CAD reference 5238/24NOV24.

You can also provide information by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said: "These senseless acts of violence have no place on our streets.

"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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