Man hurt after shot fired through window of Thornton Heath newsagents

Shooting: Allsorts newsagent
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Hannah Al-Othman9 November 2015
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A man suffered injuries to his face when a gun was fired through the window of a Thornton Heath newsagent during a brawl.

A mother and her young child also narrowly escaped injury in the incident, shop assistant Sivapatham Shuganthan said.

He said a group of people were fighting outside the shop before the shot was fired, just before 1.30pm on Friday.

He said: "They were outside fighting and they shot through the window."

At the time of the shooting several customers were in the shop, Mr Shuganthan said, including a mother and her young child, who narrowly avoided being hit by the bullet.

Mr Shuganthan said he found an injured man cowering inside the shop following the shooting.

"He was injured in the shop, he was taken to the hospital," he told the Standard.

The man, who is in his 30s, had suffered facial injuries caused by flying debris, and was treated by paramedics before being taken to hospital.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Police were called at 1.29pm on Friday, November 6, to reports of a gunshot heard in Beulah Road, Thornton Heath.

"Officers, specialist firearms officers and the London Ambulance Service attended the scene and found a man in his late 30s with a minor injury.

"He was taken to a south London hospital where he remains.

"The victim sustained a facial injury caused by debris.

"Detectives from the Trident and Area Crime Command are investigating.

"No arrests have been made and enquires continue."

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