Officers from the Met Police responded to reports of a shooting incident on Porters Avenue in Dagenham at approximately 1.06pm on Wednesday, 5 June. Upon arrival at the scene, officers discovered a man, believed to be aged 22, suffering from injuries consistent with a gunshot wound.
Emergency medical teams from the london-ambulance-service-forced-to-declare-business-continuity-incident-this-evening-with-500-calls-waiting-and-no-ambulance-available/" title="UPDATED: London Ambulance Service forced to declare ‘business continuity incident’ this evening with 500 calls waiting and no ambulance available" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-wpil-monitor-id="21469">London Ambulance Service and the London Air Ambulance swiftly attended to provide medical assistance to the injured individual. The victim was subsequently transported to a nearby hospital for further evaluation and treatment.