Terrifying scenes of people screaming and fleeing a funeral service in London have been caught by CCTV cameras. A seven-year-old girl sustained serious injuries as a result of the drive-by-shooting at St Aloysius RC Church in Phoenix Road, in Euston at lunchtime on Saturday. Images obtained by Sky News show a dark colored car driving down the road.
As it passes the CCTV cameras, a gunshot goes off. Then screaming can be heard, before people start running down the road, clearly in panic.
The seven-year-old girl was taken to a central London hospital where she remains in a life-threatening condition.
Three women, aged 54, 48 and 41 along with a 12-year-old girl also received injuries.
The Met police said the 48-year-old has suffered potentially life-changing injuries, while the condition of the other two adults is said to be not life-threatening.
The twelve-year-old suffered a minor leg injury and has since been discharged from hospital.
The victims were attending the funeral service of Fresia Calderon, 50, and her daughter, Sara Sanchez, 20, who died within a month of each other in November.
Police said they believed the gunshots were fired from a black Toyota C-HR, which was probably a 2019 model.
In a statement on Sunday, Superintendent Jack Rowlands said: “This was a shocking incident.
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“We have a significant number of specialist detectives and local officers working around the clock, but we also need the public’s help.
“We want to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident or who has any information about it.
“Your information could be vitally important, no matter how insignificant you think it may be.
“Please call the Metropolitan Police on 101, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.”
