The horror moment a mum was shot dead in Brent, Greater London, was captured in CCTV footage, and police are now appealing for information following the incident
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Horror moment gunman opens fire at wake killing mum
The horrible moment a gunmen pulled up in a car and fired on a group of people was caught in CCTV footage obtained by the Mirror.
The footage shows the moment the gunman opened fire on a residential street during an incident that left a mother dead. A total of seven gunshots can be heard ringing out amid screams of terror from the group of people who had been attending a church ceremony on the opposite side of the road.
The mum, in her 40s, was killed and two men in their 30s were injured in the attack outside River of Life Elim Pentecostal Church in Harlesden, Greater London last night. One of the men is in a critical condition, the other sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Neighbours said they heard what “sounded like fireworks” and left people in the street “crying and screaming”. A local resident, who did not want to give his name, was in a nearby church when he heard about the shooting. He said: “I looked outside and it was pandemonium.”
A woman who lives on the road said her daughter had come home just 10 minutes before the shooting. The woman added the female victim did not live in the area.
She said: “My daughter came though the door 10 minutes before it happened. My son thought there were fireworks, then I heard my neighbour screaming and I realised there was a shooting.
“It’s crazy, it’s sad. It’s scary, it does not feel safe. I’ve lived here since 2008 and I’ve never heard anything like this before.”
Superintendent Tony Josephs, from the North West Command Unit which covers Brent, said: “This is a truly shocking incident and I understand the concern this will cause the local community and those across London. I want to reassure people that a team of experienced detectives are already working at pace to piece together the events of last night and identify whoever was responsible for this heinous act of violence.
“If you were in or around Gifford Close at the time of the shooting, or have any information about who was responsible, please get in contact with us. A family has been left devastated and we need to work together to provide them with answers.”
Another neighbour, who asked not to be named, said they heard five gun shots in quick succession on Saturday night. A cordon was in place at the junction of Gifford Road and Creukhorne Road on Sunday morning with several uniformed and forensic officers posted at the scene.
No arrests have been made.
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