Two men are shot in a 'reckless' attack near O2 Academy Islington, leaving one with life-changing injuries and nobody yet arrested
Angel Central shopping centre, which has been closed to allow police to investigate a shooting on nearby Liverpool Road that left a 33-year-old with life-changing injuries.
Police were called at 10.25pm on Tuesday to Liverpool Road, Islington, where a 33-year-old and a 27-year-old were found with gunshot wounds. Angel Central shopping centre remains closed and no arrests have been made; detectives are asking anyone with information to call 101, quoting CAD 7386/27OCT. The incident drew a major emergency response, with London Air Ambulance paramedics attending by car.
The 33-year-old's wounds were initially considered non-life-threatening, but have since been assessed as life-changing.
Chief Supt Jason Stewart described it as an 'incredibly reckless incident in a busy area close to a major venue' that caused 'significant fear'.
Local business owners said shootings are unusual in Angel — one coffee stand owner admitted he had assumed it must have been a stabbing.
