Brixton facing 'rise in serious violence' say police after yet another shooting

The scene after the double shooting in Marcella Road
@LAS_JRU/Twitter
Tom Marshall27 May 2016
WEST END FINAL

Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis

I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice.

Police have said they are grappling with a "rise in serious violence" in Brixton after responding to another shooting today.

The admission came after a 23-year-old man was shot in the back and legs in Max Roach Park, off Brixton Road, at about 2.40pm on Friday.

He was at least the third victim of a shooting in the area this month.

Two men, one in his teens and the other in his 20s, were critically injured in a gun attack in Marcella Road on Thursday, May 12.

The teenager has since been discharged but the older man remains in hospital in a stable condition.

Chief Inspector Roy Smith, who is responsible for policing in Brixton, said extra armed officers are being deployed across Lambeth following today’s attack.

“We are aware of a recent rise in serious violence on the borough and have been working with the local community to provide an effective policing response,” he said.

“This includes additional armed officers provided as part of Op Viper and dedicated (non-armed) foot patrols in and around the area.

“We continue to meet with community members who I know are doing everything they can to support us in preventing further young people being put at risk by this mindless violence."

Nick Mason, chairman of the Lambeth Safer Neighbourhood Board, said police have the “full support” of the community.

He added: "We are committed to working with the police, local communities and partners to stop these incidents from occurring.

“The solution prevention, partnership and continued effective engagement."

Anti-gang police are investigating the latest shooting but no arrests have been made.

Anyone with information should call police on 101.

Create a FREE account to continue reading

eros

Registration is a free and easy way to support our journalism.

Join our community where you can: comment on stories; sign up to newsletters; enter competitions and access content on our app.

Your email address

Must be at least 6 characters, include an upper and lower case character and a number

You must be at least 18 years old to create an account

* Required fields

Already have an account? SIGN IN

By clicking Create Account you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use , Cookie policy and Privacy policy .

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged in

MORE ABOUT