Police investigate after boys, 13 and 15, shot in Harrow

Two boys have been shot in Harrow, north west London.

Metropolitan Police officer are investigating after a 15-year-old and a 13-year-old were shot in incidents that occurred within a short time span in Harrow on Sunday.

Officers were called around 1.17pm to High Street, Wealdston, where a 15-year-old boy suffering from a gun shot wound was treated by London Ambulance Service.

Police say his injuries are still being assessed.

At around 1:19pm the London Ambulance Service alerted police to reports of a second boy with gunshot wounds in a different nearby location at High Street, Wealdstone.

A 13-year-old boy was treated at the scene before being taken to a west London hospital where he remains currently.

Scotland Yard has confirmed that he had suffered a shotgun pellet wound to the head.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has said “This violent crime in London and across our country is simply unacceptable. It cannot be tolerated."

If you have any information, call 101 quoting reference 3563/6May or tweet @MetCC or contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.