Man arrested after eight-year-old girl shot in Ladbroke Grove

A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a double shooting into a car which left an eight-year-old girl and her father with serious injuries.

They were both taken to hospital following the shooting on Southern Row in Ladbroke Grove at about 17:30 GMT on Sunday, and remain in a serious but stable condition, the Metropolitan Police said.

Both victims sustained “serious gunshot injuries”, the force added. The girl is currently in surgery while her father, 34, has potentially life-changing injuries.

Her two-year-old sibling and their mother, 32, were also in the car but were “thankfully unharmed”, Supt Owen Renowden said.