Man arrested following Harlesden shooting

A two-year-old and four adults were shot on Wednesday Credit: PA

A 19-year-old man has been arrested after on suspicion of attempted murder following a shooting in Harlesden in which a two-year-old was seriously injured. Two teenage men and a woman, who was the child’s mother, also suffered gunshot injuries. All three adults victims are in a non life-threatening condition.

All four victims are believed to have known each other and it appears they were in the street when they were approached by a lone man. The man was carrying a hand gun and he fired multiple shots at the two teenage men, he also fired into a car they were near. As a result of the indiscriminate shooting the mother was hit, as was the child who was in the car. The gunman is then believed to have left the scene on a motorbike.

The arrest was made in the early hours of Friday morning following the search of two addresses in North London. Police are appealing for more information in connection with the incident.