Alarm as police firearms units swoop following gunshots in Brixton
Armed units of police swooped on a street in Brixton after gunshots were fired.
Detectives investigating the firearm discharge in Listowel Close, Brixton at 2.30pm yesterday, Tuesday, are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Armed police officers attended the scene, just off Brixton Road, near its junction with Cranmer Road.
Trident detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command believe that a firearm was discharged at the scene and are investigating the incident.
There are no reported injuries and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with any information or moving footage should contact police on 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 4085/13APR.
If you have information that could help us investigate, but don’t want to speak to police, please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers_uk.org. They do not ask your name and cannot trace your call or I.P address.
Any young people who have either information about violence or knife crime, can visit www.fearless.org to where they can pass on information anonymously – your I.P address will not be traced. Fearless is part of the Crimestoppers charity, and is also independent of the polic
Trident detectives from the Met’s Specialist Crime Command believe that a firearm was discharged at the scene and are investigating the incident.
There are no reported injuries and no arrests have been made at this time.
Anyone with any information or moving footage should contact police on 101 or Tweet @MetCC quoting 4085/13APR.
If you have information that could help us investigate, but don’t want to speak to police, please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or visit crimestoppers_uk.org. They do not ask your name and cannot trace your call or I.P address.
Any young people who have either information about violence or knife crime, can visit www.fearless.org to where they can pass on information anonymously – your I.P address will not be traced. Fearless is part of the Crimestoppers charity, and is also independent of the police.
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