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Police near to the scene of a suspected drive-by shooting not far from Euston train station in north London UK, January 14, 2023. /CFP
A 7-year-old girl was left with life-threatening injuries after she and five others, including another child, were hurt in a drive-by shooting on Saturday near a church in London where a funeral was taking place, British police said.
Detectives said the girl had been taken to hospital and remained in a life-threatening condition after the shooting not far from Euston train station in north London.
A 12-year-old girl was also among those injured and had been taken to hospital with a minor leg injury but later discharged.
"Any shooting incident is unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking," Superintendent Ed Wells said in a statement.
Police said four women, aged 21, 41, 48 and 54, were also taken to hospital after the shooting, with the 48-year-old said to have suffered potentially life-changing injuries.
"The incident took place in the vicinity of a church where a funeral was taking place," a police statement said. "Initial enquiries suggest the shots were fired from a moving vehicle which was then driven away from the scene."
London Mayor Sadiq Khan said the incident was "deeply distressing," and expressed his support for those who were injured and their families.
(With input from Reuters)
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