SHOTS FIRED Man Shot in London Street Drama – Ambulance Crews Race to Scene

Rapid Response to Shooting in SE5

The London Ambulance Service sprang into action at 9.44pm on Wednesday 8 April after reports of a shooting at the junction of Carew Street and Denmark Road, SE5.

Full Medical Team Deployed

Multiple units were sent to the scene, including:

• Ambulance crews
• An advanced paramedic
• A paramedic from the tactical response unit
• An incident response officer
• A trauma team in a car from London’s Air Ambulance

Victim Rushed to Major Trauma Centre

Our first crews arrived within three minutes and treated a patient with a gunshot wound. The victim was then swiftly taken to a major trauma centre as a top priority.

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said, “We treated a patient for a gunshot wound and took him to a major trauma centre as a priority.”