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| Police hunt for McDonald's gunman | Police hunt for McDonald's gunman |
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| Police are continuing to search for a gunman who shot two teenagers in a packed fast-food restaurant. | Police are continuing to search for a gunman who shot two teenagers in a packed fast-food restaurant. |
| The gunman opened fire on the youths, both aged 17, at McDonald's in Brixton, south London, on Thursday evening, in front of families and schoolchildren. | The gunman opened fire on the youths, both aged 17, at McDonald's in Brixton, south London, on Thursday evening, in front of families and schoolchildren. |
| One teenager was shot in the chest and the other was hit in the arm. Police said both are "making good recoveries". | One teenager was shot in the chest and the other was hit in the arm. Police said both are "making good recoveries". |
| The shooting has sparked calls to look at the underlying problems behind gangs and gun crime in London. | The shooting has sparked calls to look at the underlying problems behind gangs and gun crime in London. |
| The inquiry is being handled by officers from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black community. | The inquiry is being handled by officers from Operation Trident, which investigates gun crime in London's black community. |
| 'Ran off' | 'Ran off' |
| Cindy Butts, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "There are a whole range of reasons why we have a gun problem here. | Cindy Butts, a member of the Metropolitan Police Authority, said: "There are a whole range of reasons why we have a gun problem here. |
| "It's not just about policing. In fact, gun crime has actually fallen this year. | "It's not just about policing. In fact, gun crime has actually fallen this year. |
| "And that's to the credit of the police, Operation Trident and the fact we have communities now willing to stand up and say: 'Look - we don't want this here'." | "And that's to the credit of the police, Operation Trident and the fact we have communities now willing to stand up and say: 'Look - we don't want this here'." |
| Police said the gunman involved in the Brixton shooting, described as black and about 6ft 1in tall, may have fled on a bicycle. | |
| Scotland Yard said the teenager shot in the arm had been treated in hospital and was discharged later on Thursday, while the other youth was described as stable and making a good recovery in an undisclosed hospital. | Scotland Yard said the teenager shot in the arm had been treated in hospital and was discharged later on Thursday, while the other youth was described as stable and making a good recovery in an undisclosed hospital. |
| Det Ch Insp Andy Shrives, who is heading the investigation, has said the McDonald's was "very, very busy". | Det Ch Insp Andy Shrives, who is heading the investigation, has said the McDonald's was "very, very busy". |
| He added: "We believe after the shooting he came out of the doors and turned left and ran up Brixton Hill." | He added: "We believe after the shooting he came out of the doors and turned left and ran up Brixton Hill." |
| Police have said there is no evidence to suggest it was gang-related. | Police have said there is no evidence to suggest it was gang-related. |