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| 3 injured in shooting outside London’s Kingsbury tube station | 3 injured in shooting outside London’s Kingsbury tube station |
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| At least three people have reportedly been shot outside Kingsbury tube station in north London, according to police. | At least three people have reportedly been shot outside Kingsbury tube station in north London, according to police. |
| The shooting outside the metro station in North West London happened at around 9:45 pm local time, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said, noting that officers along with London Ambulance Service were sent to the scene. | The shooting outside the metro station in North West London happened at around 9:45 pm local time, a spokesman for the Metropolitan Police said, noting that officers along with London Ambulance Service were sent to the scene. |
| “They found three people suffering injuries,” the spokesman said. Police are now looking for the suspect(s) in the shooting. | |
| After an initial assessment of the crime scene, Met police said the incident is "not terror-related." One of the three victims discovered at the scene of the crime was already discharged from a hospital. | |
| "Both men – aged 18 and 24 - remain in hospital; neither is in a life-threatening condition. The 30-year-old woman has been discharged from hospital," Metropolitan police said in a statement, noting that the crime scene remains in place, with local roads closed. "There has been no arrest at this early stage." | |
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| Monday night’s shooting comes amid the city’s crackdown on firearms in streets. London saw a 44 percent rise in homicides in 2017. From March 2017 to March 2018, 157 homicides were reported in the British capital. These numbers were accompanied by a 21 percent increase in knife crime and nearly 36 percent rise in robberies. | Monday night’s shooting comes amid the city’s crackdown on firearms in streets. London saw a 44 percent rise in homicides in 2017. From March 2017 to March 2018, 157 homicides were reported in the British capital. These numbers were accompanied by a 21 percent increase in knife crime and nearly 36 percent rise in robberies. |
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