A manhunt is continuing for the gunmen involved in a drive-by shooting outside a funeral service in Euston as a seven-year-old girl is left fighting for her life.
The Met Police said officers were called to Phoenix Road at 1.30pm on Saturday to reports of a shooting.
Initially the force said the seven-year-old and three women, aged 48, 54, and 41, were taken to hospital after the incident, and said the 48-year-old’s injuries were potentially life changing.
The seven-year-old girl’s condition was previously unknown, but in an update, police confirmed it is life-threatening and provided details of two others hurt.
Another girl, 12, was also taken to hospital with a minor leg injury, but has been discharged.
A woman, 21, was also taken to hospital. Details of her condition have not been released.
Earlier, police said urgent investigation is under way, and that no arrests have yet been made.
Police said the incident took place in the vicinity of a church, where a funeral was taking place.
The funeral was for 20-year-old British-Colombian cancer victim Sara Sanchez and her mother, 50-year-old Fresia Calderon.
The pair died within a month of each other in November, with Ms Sanchez dying after her mother suddenly passed away from a rare blood clot upon arrival at Heathrow from Colombia, according to MyLondon.
An online fundraiser to support her battle with leukaemia had raised more than £31,000.
Father Jeremy Trood, who conducted the service for the mother and daughter, described the moment the shots were fired.
“I was inside the church. I heard the bang and people ran back into the church,” he said.
“They knew something had happened outside.
“They were very scared, people sheltered in the church until the police said they can leave, but some of them were so scared they had to wait a while to get their confidence back up to go outside.”
Initial enquiries suggested the shots were fired from a moving vehicle which was then driven away from the scene, police said.
A spokesperson for London Ambulance Service said: “The first paramedic arrived in around five minutes.
“We treated four people at the scene, one of whom was seriously injured and was taken to a major trauma centre, as a priority. The others were taken to hospital.”
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the incident was “deeply distressing”.
“This is a deeply distressing incident and my thoughts are with those who were injured and their families,” he said.
“A police investigation is now under way and I am in close contact with the Met Police to determine what happened.”
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who has information about what took place has been urged to call 101, giving the reference 3357/14JAN.
Information can also be provided to Crimestoppers, anonymously, on 0800 555 111.
By Emma Soteriou
