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A child is in serious condition and three adults have been injured after being shot near a restaurant in north-east London.<\/p>\n
Police were called to Kingsland High Street, in Dalston in Hackney, at about 21:20 BST on Wednesday, after reports of gunshots. <\/p>\n
Officers, including firearms specialists, and the London ambulance service attended the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. <\/p>\n
The four victims were found with gunshot injuries and were taken to hospital in east London, the Met added. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The force said the child remains in serious condition and that it is awaiting further details of the other victims’ conditions.<\/p>\n
No arrests have been made and an investigation into circumstances around the incident has been launched.<\/p>\n
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward said Londoners “will be shocked” by the incident. <\/p>\n
“Our thoughts go to all those affected,” he added. <\/p>\n
“Fast moving enquiries are under way and we will update as soon as we can. If anyone has any information, please contact us.”<\/p>\n
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said it treated the three adults and the child at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre.<\/p>\n
Passer-by Ayo Adesina told the BBC: “I arrived maybe about four, five, six minutes after it happened. <\/p>\n
“People were just silent, like someone was trying to help… people just seemed stunned and trying to work out what was happening.”<\/p>\n
He said Kingsland High Street was a popular area and it was “very reckless for someone to have done”. “Literally anyone could have got shot,” he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n