Manhunt launched after Mother of four shot in the back on her own doorstep yards from church in Brockley South East London

At 8.10pm on Friday, 15 July,  Met Police officers supported by Armed Police were called to Coston Walk, SE4, for reports of a shooting. Officers were present, as were paramedics from the London Ambulance Service (LAS). A helicopter was also dispatched to the scene. A woman in her fifties was discovered with back wounds caused by a firearm Paramedics treated her at the scene and she has since been airlifted to a London trauma centre. Police are waiting for an update on her condition. A crime scene has been established. No arrests have been made. Inquiries are still ongoing.

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