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Brixton Drive-By Shooting Injures Four as Police Probe Link to Nearby Stabbing

Detectives are working at pace to identify suspects after what they called indiscriminate violence.

Overview

  • Coldharbour Lane in Brixton was hit by gunfire from a moving vehicle early Saturday, leaving four people wounded and a 25-year-old man in critical condition.
  • Paramedics treated victims at the scene and took two to a major trauma centre, and officers arrived within minutes to give first aid alongside ambulance crews.
  • Police said no arrests have been made and described the attack as an act of indiscriminate violence, with patrols increased and an appeal for CCTV and witness footage under way.
  • About an hour after the shooting, a 33-year-old man was found stabbed on Acre Lane roughly 700 metres away, and investigators are examining whether the two incidents are linked.
  • Residents reported a barbecue on a green near the Southwyck House estate before the shots, and officers have been conducting forensic searches and reviewing local shop video as the inquiry continues.