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Double shooting leaves man dead | Double shooting leaves man dead |
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A man has died and another has been left fighting for his life following a shooting in a west London flat. | |
Police were called to Fraser House on Green Dragon Lane in Brentford shortly after 2120 GMT on Thursday. | Police were called to Fraser House on Green Dragon Lane in Brentford shortly after 2120 GMT on Thursday. |
A resident told the BBC a gunman had got into a first floor flat and fired three shots. | |
A Metropolitan Police spokesman confirmed one man had died, while the other was taken to hospital with "life threatening injuries". | |
One of the victims was shot in the head and the other was hit in the shoulder. | |
A pet dog suffered a bullet wound to the leg, while a woman who was in the flat at the time escaped unhurt. | |
Officers have cordoned off the area around the scene of the shooting and a murder inquiry has begun. | Officers have cordoned off the area around the scene of the shooting and a murder inquiry has begun. |