A man and woman in their 30s were taken to hospital after suffering gunshot wounds in southeast London
Police have plunged a city street into lockdown after a man and woman were shot.
The two victims, both in their 30s, were rushed to hospital after the terrifying incident. Pictures show the street in Bermondsey swarming with police and paramedics. The shots were fired close to Southernwood Retail Park, which sits opposite a Tesco Superstore.
The road was sealed off with two cordons on Sunday evening, and a scene remains on Oxley Close as police continue with their enquiries.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement: “At 4.10pm on Sunday, December 21, officers and the London Ambulance Service responded to reports of a shooting on Oxley Close, Bermondsey.
“Two victims were treated at the scene. A man in his 30s, was treated for gunshot wounds to the shoulder by paramedics and another victim, a woman also in her 30s, was treated for gunshot wounds to the leg, before both were taken to hospital. Their injuries have been confirmed as non-life-changing and non-life-threatening. A scene remains on Oxley Close while officers continue with their enquiries. No arrests have been made at this stage.”
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