Crime

Woman, 19, taken to hospital after being shot in Hackney

A teenage girl was rushed to hospital after being shot in north London in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Woman, 19, taken to hospital after being shot in Hackney
Woman, 19, taken to hospital after being shot in HackneyThe scene on Green Lanes Amanda Diment

A teenage girl was rushed to hospital after being shot in north London in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

The 19-year-old was found with a single gunshot wound in Green Lanes Walk, in Woodberry Down, Hackney, after shots were fired at around 12.30am on Tuesday.

Amanda Diment

She was treated at the scene by London Ambulance Service paramedics before being taken to hospital.

Her condition has been assessed as “non life-threatening”, according to Scotland Yard.

There have been no arrests, and a crime scene is currently in place.

Amanda Diment

The Met’s Trident and Area Crime Command is leading the investigation.