A witness to a ‘targeted’ shooting in South London says she ‘wants to get the hell out’ of the city.
At just before 1pm this afternoon (September 27) a man was shot on Garrett Lane in Tooting.
Officers were called to the crime scene at the junction between Fairlight Road and Garrett Lane.
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The man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service and his condition is not thought to be life-threatening.
One local resident who witnessed the attack was left feeling angry and traumatised after seeing the violence so close to her home.
Forensics at the scene
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The woman, who did not want to be named, told My London: “I worry for my son. I can’t believe this has happened in Tooting.”
Hours after the incident the woman was still shaken from what she witnessed, and has been left thinking about moving away from the city.
“I just want to get the hell out of here if I’m honest. I’m done,” she said.
“When it’s literally on your doorstep it’s like a sign telling you to go.”
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She recalled how she had witnessed the incident while walking to work, saying: “I saw a guy in black, he came out of the side road. I believe it was targeted.
“I was walking and I heard the first bang and obviously everyone was like ‘huh’. I thought it was a car, as you do, and then someone said it was a gun.
“There were three guys. The main guy, the shooter, stepped forward and put his arm out and went to shoot another guy. I didn’t see the other guy until he was on the floor and a passer-by was helping him,” she continued.
“I said ‘have you been shot’, he said ‘yeah in my leg’.”
The woman suspected that the victim was in his “late twenties, early thirties”, before explaining that the whole incident “was very very quick”.
A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: “Police were called at 12:59hrs on Monday, 27 September to reports of a shooting in Garrett Lane, Tooting.
“Officers attended along with London Ambulance Service and found a man in his 30s with a gunshot injury to his leg. He was taken to a south London hospital where his condition was assessed as non-life-threatening.
“Enquiries are ongoing and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information is asked to call 101 quoting CAD 3512/27Sep. To remain anonymous contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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