Euston shooting: Man bailed over drive-by shooting at memorial service

A man questioned over a drive-by shooting at a church in Euston, which left a seven-year-old girl in a life-threatening condition, has been bailed. Mourners attending a memorial service for a mother and daughter, who died within weeks of each other last year, came under gunfire outside St Aloysius Church in Phoenix Road on Saturday. A 22-year-old man, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, has been bailed pending further inquiries to a date in mid-February, the Metropolitan Police said. He was arrested after a car was stopped in Cricklewood Lane, Barnet, shortly before 4pm on Sunday. The girl remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital following the shooting, the force added.

Four women, aged between 21 and 54, were injured in the shooting.

An 48-year-old woman has potentially life-changing injuries, police said. The shots sent mourners running and screaming, with many sheltering inside the church, witnesses said. The memorial service was a requiem Mass for Sara Sanchez, 20, and her mother, Fresia Calderon, 50, who died in November. Ms Sanchez suffered from leukaemia for three years before succumbing to the disease after her mother died suddenly from a rare blood clot on arrival at Heathrow from Colombia, MyLondon reported. Anyone who saw the shooting, or has information about what happened, can call 101, giving the reference 3357/14JAN, while information can also be provided to Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.