Armed motorcyclists shoot ‘mother of four’ in her 50s in the back in south London during ‘drive-by went wrong’
- Two men on a motorcycle ‘stopped on a Brockley road and fired many bullets’
- Neighbor says victim ‘caught in crossfire’ after being shot twice in the back
- Air ambulance and police arrived at 8pm last night and she was taken to hospital
- No arrests have been made as police have cordoned off 20 homes to investigate the attack
A mother of four in her fifties was shot in the back with a ‘massive machine gun’ in front of her own home in the south London last night after a suspected ‘drive-by error’.
Emergency services arrived in Coston Walk, Brockley after reports of the shooting last night at 8.10pm, Friday 15th July.
A neighbor said the victim, known locally as ‘Sue’, was shot twice in the back after being ‘caught in the crossfire’.
He added that he did not consider it likely that she was the intended target because “no one would shoot a sweet old lady.”
“There are always a lot of guys there, whoever did it saw someone outside their house and unfortunately she got shot,” he said. MyLondon.
A woman in her 50s was shot in the back shortly after 8pm last night, July 15, on Coston Walk in South London’s Brockley
An air ambulance was called to the scene as the woman who had been shot twice in the back was taken to hospital for treatment
Another witness claimed that he saw two men riding a motorcycle into the street with what appeared to be a “massive machine gun.”
They stopped at the house and fired “a lot of bullets,” he claimed, hitting the woman waiting outside.
He told MyLondon that the situation was “crazy” and thought, “Wow, that’s a big gun.”
Police confirmed that the victim was taken to hospital after an ambulance and a trauma helicopter arrived on the scene. She is not currently in a life-threatening condition.
About 20 homes were cordoned off this morning as police investigated the attack and no arrests have been made so far.
In Coston Walk. about 20 houses were cordoned off this morning
With police officers visited the scene on Coston Walk the report of the shooting around 8:10 am
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police confirmed today that officers have been called for reports of last night’s shooting.
They said: ‘Officers were present along with paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS). The air ambulance also arrived at the scene.
A woman in her 50s was found with injuries to her back, believed to have been caused by a firearm.
She was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital. Her injuries have been assessed as non-life-threatening.
“There’s a crime scene. No arrests have been made. The investigations continue.’
No arrests have been made, but Met Police officers are investigating the attack
A witness claimed he saw two men riding a motorcycle into the street with what appeared to be a ‘massive machine gun’
The London Ambulance Service confirmed they had been called at 8:06 a.m. for reports of the Brockley shooting.
They said they had sent an ambulance and three fast response cars, as well as London Air Ambulance.
“We treated a woman at the scene and took her by road to a major trauma center as a matter of priority,” a spokesperson said.