Clapham shooting latest updates: Three injured after gunman opens fire outside pub as police hunt suspects

Sian Cole said she was nearly struck by the motorbike as it careered onto the pavement with police in pursuit as she got off at Clapham Common Tube station.

She told The Independent: “It was very scary due to it being rush hour and there were so many people present at the scene.

“I was walking and the motorbike just crashed right in front of me.

“And then I saw them get up and run. Only then did I realise the police cars because I had my Airpods in.

“So I stopped the music and then heard the shot. It could’ve hit any of us.

“It hit a woman in the leg. They were aiming it back behind them.”

The window of the Belle Vue pub in Clapham Common appears to have been shattered in the rush hour shooting.

Witness to the aftermath of the shotgun attack which saw three injured Christopher Peters told The Independent: “I saw well over 10 stationary police cars blocking the crossroad.

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“There was police tape, ambulances, a helicopter overhead, more police cars arriving at high speed from the Clapham North and Clapham junction directions.

“Then I could see what looked like a motorbike on its side. And what looked like a bullet hole in the window of the pub on that crossroads.”

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said three people were injured, with two taken to a major trauma centre.

He said: “We were called today at 4.59pm to reports of an incident in Clapham Common South Side.

“We sent a number of resources including ambulance crews, operational managers, advanced paramedics and London’s air ambulance.

“We treated three people at the scene and took two to a London major trauma centre and one to hospital.”

One woman walking on Clapham South Side during a busy rush hour was shot in the leg as two men on a moped fired a shotgun at pursuing police officers.

A witness said: “I didn’t see blood but I saw her touching her leg in pain. The other victims I’m not so sure of.

“They must’ve been trying to shoot at the police officer behind them but ended up hitting bystanders.”

She added the two were wearing all black clothes and quickly dropping the weapon believed to be a shotgun before fleeing the busy high street.

A local barber said he was left “shocked” after hearing shooting close to his shop near Clapham Common.

The man, who gave his name as Kaka, 34, who works in Chop Barbers, said: “I was in the shop just before 5 and I heard a gunshot up the road.

“We were all shocked because it was so close, the police were everywhere afterwards.”

Several roads in the area have been cordoned off.

Two men on a motorbike fired a gun randomly at bystanders before crashing into the pavement nearly hitting one witness in Clapham.

She said: “Anyone who was shot were just strangers crossing the street. The motorbike crashed right in front of me.

“They fell off the bike and began running towards Brixton and must’ve been trying to shoot at the police officer behind them but ended up hitting bystanders.”

She added the two were wearing all black clothes and quickly dropping the weapon believed to be a shotgun.

”They threw the gun into the street pretty quickly after firing”, she added.

Hello and welcome to our live blog on the incident unfolding in Clapham this evening.

Two people have suffered gunshot wounds and a third has been injured by a moped by suspects who fled the scene, the Met Police said.

The force said a firearm, believed to be a shotgun, was left at the scene in Clapham Common South side.

A Met spokesman said: “At 4.55pm on Friday police were in pursuit of a moped that had failed to stop in the Clapham area.

“A firearm, believed to be a shotgun, was discharged from the moped in the vicinity of Clapham Common South Side. Two people sustained shotgun pellet injuries. A third person was injured by the moped. The suspects fled the scene.”

He added: “While we await formal assessments, at this stage we don’t believe any of those injured to be in a life-threatening condition. A crime scene is in place and urgent enquiries to trace the moped are ongoing. There have been no arrests at this stage. Firearms officers are searching the area.”

We’ll bring you all the latest updates as we get them.