Shooting in Dalston – A child is in serious condition and three adults have been injured after being shot near a restaurant in north-east London, on Wednesday night.
Specialist firearms officers were called to the scene near a restaurant on Kingsland High Street at 9.20 pm after reports of gunfire. Three adults and a child were found with gunshot wounds. They were all taken to a nearby hospital and the child is in a serious condition.
What happened in Dalston?
Officers, including firearms specialists, and the London ambulance service attended the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. The three victims were found with gunshot injuries and were taken to hospital in east London, the Met added.
The force said the child remains in serious condition and that it is awaiting further details of the other victims’ conditions. No arrests have been made and police are investigating the incident.
“Witnesses”
Witnesses reported seeing a motorcyclist speeding away from the scene near the Evin restaurant. But reports did not confirm that the motorcyclist fired shots towards the direction of the restaurant. A witness told the Hackney Gazette anonymously that he used his coat to help a victim whose leg was bleeding.
The man was eating at the Evin restaurant which he said was “busier than usual” before the incident. When the shooting began he said that everyone dived onto the floor and under the tables. “It was chaotic,” he said.
Antonia, a local resident who was at a restaurant nearby, told the Hackney Gazette that she heard five or six gunshots and saw a person speeding away on a motorcycle, leaving one person lying on the ground. “At first everyone didn’t think it was a shooting, it sounded like a car not working, but we were in Nando’s and we just saw people running past,” she said. “Everyone stepped out to look and we could see loads of people surrounding that shop. “The police took ages to come and prior to that we saw the motorcyclist. He went around Nando’s on that road.” “It happened really quickly.”
Prayers
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward said Londoners “will be shocked” by the incident. “Our thoughts go to all those affected,” he added. “Fast moving enquiries are under way and we will update as soon as we can. If anyone has any information, please contact us.” Anyone with information that can help police should call 101 or post @MetCC reference CAD 8082/29May. No arrests have been made and an investigation into circumstances around the incident has been launched.