Three people including a child are among the victims of a deadly attack near a restaurant in Hackney, East London.
The Met Police responded to the incident after getting an emergency call around 9:20 pm about the attack in Kingsland High Street.
The police have declared the health status of the young victim to be in serious condition as they await further information on the condition of the other three victims who are majorly adults.
The specialist firearms officers are attending to the incident and are investigating the circumstances that led to the shooting.
No single suspect has been arrested for the attack with the police Deputy Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward expressing his deep condolences to the victims of the attack.
He added that more updates would be shared as soon as they got a lead to the attack pleading for eyewitnesses to provide with updates.
The victims were treated at the scene of the attack before taking them to a major trauma center, this was confirmed by the London Ambulance Service spokesperson.