A 21-year-old man is in a “serious” condition in hospital after being shot in the leg in south London.
Gang police, investigating the shooting, have made no arrests. Scotland Yard this afternoon refused to rule out a connection between the 4am incident in Ormside Street, Peckham, and a stabbing nearby that left a 19-year-old in hospital three hours later.
“Police were called at 4.11am on Sunday to reports of a shooting in Ormside Street, SE15,” said a Scotland Yard spokeswoman.
“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended the scene and found a 21-year-old man suffering a gunshot injury to his leg.
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“He was taken to a south London hospital where his condition is serious but stable.
“Officers from Southwark CID are investigating alongside Trident colleagues.
“No arrests have been made and enquires continue.”
The stabbed teenager was said to be in a serious but stable condition following the stabbing in Ilderton Road at its Old Kent Road junction.
Anyone with information is asked to call police on 101 or phone Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
