Late-Night Shooting Shakes Lewisham: Teen Girl Shot in Arm

Gunfire Hits Lucas Street

Police were scrambled at 3.11am on Saturday, 23 April after the London Ambulance Service reported a shooting on Lucas Street, SE14. Specialist firearms officers rushed to the scene to search the area.

Victim Found on Lewisham Way

Officers discovered a teenage girl with a gunshot wound to her arm nearby on Lewisham Way. She was quickly taken to hospital, where medics say her injury is neither life-threatening nor life-changing.

Investigation in Full Swing

  • Multiple crime scenes have been set up around the area.
  • Several bullet casings were recovered and are now with forensic teams.
  • No arrests have been made so far.

Police are urging anyone with info to call 101, quoting reference CAD 942/23 Apr.

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