Second arrest made after girl, 8, shot in Ladbroke Grove

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Second arrest made after girl, 8, shot in Ladbroke Grove

A second man has been arrested in connection with the shooting of an eight-year-old girl and her father in Ladbroke Grove. The 32-year-old man was arrested yesterday (Tuesday, November 26) on suspicion of the attempted murder of two people and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and remains in custody.

The girl and her 34-year-old father were shot as they sat in a car with the girl's two year old sibling and their 32-year-old mother on Southern Row, W10, at 5.30pm on Sunday, November 24. The girl had to undergo surgery but her injuries were assessed as not life threatening. Meanwhile, her father has been left with potentially life-changing injuries.

A 22-year-old man had been arrested "immediately following the incident," Superintendent Owen Renowden told the press the day after. But he has since been released on bail to a date in early February pending further investigation.

A police forensic officer at the scene on Southern Grove in Ladbroke Grove, west London, after an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was shot in "an appalling incident". The child, who is now in a stable condition, and a 34-year-old man who was also injured were taken to hospital after being shot just after 5.30pm on Sunday. Picture date: Monday November 25, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Ladbrokegrove. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire
A police forensic officer at the scene on Southern Grove in Ladbroke Grove, west London, after an eight-year-old girl was seriously injured when she was shot in "an appalling incident". The child, who is now in a stable condition, and a 34-year-old man who was also injured were taken to hospital after being shot just after 5.30pm on Sunday. Picture date: Monday November 25, 2024. PA Photo. See PA story POLICE Ladbrokegrove. Photo credit should read: Aaron Chown/PA Wire

A witness reported hearing a woman scream 'my baby's been shot' and saw a neighbour rushing out with a duvet to cover the wounded. They told the Metro: “I heard shots, and then a woman shouting: ‘My baby, my baby’s been shot… it makes me sick to think about it now.There were four or five shots, There was screaming. It’s horrible. A neighbour went out with a duvet to cover the injured.”

Police said that residents should expect to see increased police presence in the area around Southern Row for the next few days and urge those with concerns to speak to them.

This is the second shooting involving a child in four months in the area. Rene Graham, a 15 year old boy, was shot dead in Emslie Horniman’s Pleasance Park at a community event on July 21 at 7.20pm.

Police are unsure of any motive of last Sunday's attack as detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command lead the investigation. They ask anyone with information to come forward.

Superintendent Owen Renowden called the shooting “an appalling incident that has left two people seriously injured”.

He said: “I recognise that any shooting has a traumatic impact on the local community. There will be a continued presence from our neighbourhood policing teams over the coming days and we are also working closely with our partners to provide additional reassurance.

“Although the investigation is progressing at pace, I want to appeal today to anyone with information that may assist to come forward.”

If you have information that could help the police investigation, please call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD reference 5238/24Nov. You can also provide information by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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