Hunt for gangs after shoot-out

Police are hunting for rival gangs involved in a shooting which brought chaos to west London.

Passengers in two cars were involved in the attack, which began with shots ringing out just before 6pm last night in Uxbridge Road, Shepherds Bush. Shots were exchanged between the driver of a Porsche and a man driving a dark blue Volkswagen Polo.

The driver of the Polo, a black man in his midtwenties, is thought to be live locally. He was seen getting out of the car and fleeing the scene, before returning with two other men a few minutes later.

The trio got into the car and drove into a neighbouring street, before abandoning the vehicle because its tyre had been punctured by a bullet. A bullet smashed the window of a bus shelter and shattered the window of a launderette.

Elizabeth Dwyer was working in a newsagent's shop in Uxbridge Road when she heard a shot ring out. She said: "I was shocked by the initial noise but I'm not surprised that this has happened. We have had quite a few shootings in this area in the last few months."

Bill Wilk, who also works in the busy road, said: "I came out of my shop to see what had happened. There is broken glass everywhere and bullet holes in the bus shelter and the launderette."

Nobody is thought to have been injured during the shooting and no arrests have been made.