Three men are gunned down in shooting in north London with one victim left fighting for life

Two 15-year-old boys and a 19-year-old man have been gunned down in a carpark, leaving one critical and another with possibly life changing injuries.

Police were called at 12.42am to reports of gunshots in Rochford Car Park in Haringey.

Armed officers swooped on the scene and found the teenage boys suffering from bullet wounds.

The Met believes the gunmen arrived in a car, carried out the shootings and left in the same vehicle. No arrests have been made.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: ‘One, a 19-year-old man, is in a critical condition. A second person, a 15-year-old boy, has possible life changing injuries.

‘A third person, a boy also aged 15, has injuries that are not though life-changing or threatening.

‘It is thought that the gunmen arrived in car, carried out the shootings and then left in the same car. Three crime scenes are in place.’

Detective Inspector Gemma Alger, said: ‘Young men have been shot, one is critically injured and another has injuries that may mean his life has changed forever.

‘We want to stop these acts of violence and we can only do this by people telling us what they know.

‘I am extremely grateful to those who have already come forward, but I still need more help.

‘I want to hear from anyone who was in the area and may have seen a car driving around prior to the shooting, or saw it being driven erratically from the scene.

‘Even if you don’t think you saw anything suspicious, if you were around and have any dashcam footage we want to hear from you.

She added: ‘You can be reassured that anyone calling police will be fully supported.’

Commander Paul Brogden of the Met’s Frontline Policing, said: ‘This was another appalling crime, where three young black males have become victims in our capital city, two of whom are actually children.

‘The Metropolitan Police will leave no stone unturned to bring to justice those responsible, but we need the help of Londoners to break this cycle of violence.

‘Stopping this violent and senseless crime remains the top priority for everyone in the Metropolitan Police Service and our Violence Suppression Units and work within communities has led to hundreds of weapons and violent offenders being taken off the streets.

‘But, it is important that we all contribute, in many different ways, towards keeping our communities safe, please continue to do so wherever you are and whatever role you’re in’.

North Area Commander Detective Chief Superintendent Treena Fleming added: ‘Today, in the early hours, my officers were called to sounds of gunshots.

‘When they arrived they found one young man and two teenage boys had been shot.

‘Of those shot, the young man is in a critical condition and the two boys are being treated for serious injuries.

‘I fully understand how frightening this will be for the local community and how devastating for family and friends; my thoughts are with them all.

‘My officers are, at this moment, doing all they can to reassure local people and arrest those who were responsible.

‘Specialist officers from the Serious Crime Command are investigating and I know they will relentlessly pursue those who carried out this crime.

‘There will be extra officers in the area, both to investigate and to give a visible presence, it is important that local people know they have our full support.

‘These are your officers, they are there for you, and I would encourage anyone with questions to approach and speak to them.

‘We will be listening, both to you and your local community leaders, to see what further steps we take to keep our young people safe.

‘These incidents cannot be tolerated, a society cannot be indifferent to the plight of young people who are being injured and killed on our streets.

‘If you have information about this shooting, or anyone who is at risk of being involved in violence, you need to speak out.

‘My officers will be doing all they can; I am asking our community to do all they can by telling us what they know.’

He added: ‘Alone, neither you or I can stop these terrible crimes, we have to work together.’

The shootings comes just three days after a man was stabbed in Ealing, in the 12th murder to hit the capital in 18 days.

Last week, figures from the ONS revealed police-recorded offences involving a knife or sharp instrument rose to 46,265 for the year to March.

This was 51 per cent higher than when data of this kind was first collected in 2011 and is the highest number on record, the report said.

The number of such offences rose seven per cent in London, but dropped 10 per cent in West Yorkshire and remained the same in the West Midlands – the three areas of the country with the highest rate per 100,000 population.

The report said: ‘Knife or sharp instrument offences continue to be concentrated in metropolitan areas across England and Wales, with around a third (34 per cent) of all offences recorded by the police in London.’

The highest rate was also seen in London, with 179 offences per 100,000 population This compared with an England and Wales average of 82 offences per 100,000.

According to the latest statistics, assault with injury and assault with intent to cause serious harm offences, and robbery, each accounted for 44 per cent of all offences involving a knife or sharp instrument – 20,333 and 20,159 respectively.

The ONS report added: ‘Offences involving knives or sharp instruments have been experiencing a rising trend since the year ending March 2014, although in recent years the rate of increase has slowed.’