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| Cricklewood girl and mother shot through living room window | |
| (about 3 hours later) | |
| An 11-year-old girl and her mother were injured while watching television in their living room when a gunman fired through the window from the street. | |
| About 10 shots were fired into the flat Chelsea Crescent, St Cuthberts Road, Cricklewood, north London, at about 21:40 GMT on Sunday. | |
| The victims were taken to hospital - the girl with a gunshot wound to the foot and her mother, 48, with injuries to her leg and chest. | The victims were taken to hospital - the girl with a gunshot wound to the foot and her mother, 48, with injuries to her leg and chest. |
| No arrests have been made. | |
| Their injuries are not life-threatening. | |
| Two men were seen running away from the property at the time, while four other adults who were in the house were unhurt. | Two men were seen running away from the property at the time, while four other adults who were in the house were unhurt. |
| At this stage it would appear the girl and mother were not the intended targets of the shooting, Scotland Yard said. | |
| 'A shock' | 'A shock' |
| BBC London correspondent Robin Punt said: "The wooden blinds were firmly shut last night so whoever stood there could not have seen what they were shooting. | |
| "The detective investigating said the sitting room had bullet holes embedded in the wall. He said it was lucky this wasn't more serious. | |
| "This is a rare incident in London, in terms in the number of shots fired and the fact that they were fired into a family home." | |
| Det Insp Glenn Butler said: "This incident occurred in a residential area, which may have led to a number of people seeing what occurred. | Det Insp Glenn Butler said: "This incident occurred in a residential area, which may have led to a number of people seeing what occurred. |
| "If you saw anything unusual within Chelsea Crescent and the surrounding roads, then please contact the incident room. | "If you saw anything unusual within Chelsea Crescent and the surrounding roads, then please contact the incident room. |
| "The motive for this incident remains unclear but I am keeping an open mind as to all possibilities." | "The motive for this incident remains unclear but I am keeping an open mind as to all possibilities." |
| Forensic tests are being carried out on the bullets to ascertain the type of weapon and how many weapons were used. | |
| A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "We were at home and we just heard shooting. It sounded different from fireworks so I guessed what it was. | A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "We were at home and we just heard shooting. It sounded different from fireworks so I guessed what it was. |
| "I wouldn't expect anything like that to happen here. It's only the second time that I've seen the police here in six years. | "I wouldn't expect anything like that to happen here. It's only the second time that I've seen the police here in six years. |
| "It really is a shock, especially when you have children." | "It really is a shock, especially when you have children." |