Police are hunting a gunman after a man was shot in Woolwich, south-east London, on Thursday evening, leaving the victim, who is in his 30s, with life-threatening head wounds, GB News reports.
The Metropolitan Police said officers found him with gunshot wounds at about 8pm near the junction of Frances Street and Ogilby Street and gave first aid until paramedics and London's Air Ambulance arrived. He was taken to hospital in east London. Firearms officers and specialist detectives went to the scene, and no arrests have yet been made.
The shooting happened close to the Royal Artillery Barracks, but police do not believe it is connected to the site, which houses around 700 personnel and is due to close in 2028. Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously.
Source: GB News UK
Photo: London-Woolwich, Wellington St-Polytechnic St by Kleon3, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Illustrative image of Woolwich.
