Man charged with attempted murder after girl, 8, and her dad shot in car
A MAN has been charged with attempted murder after an eight-year-old girl and her dad were shot in their car.
The girl’s mum and two-year-old sibling were also caught up in the alleged shooting in Ladbroke Grove, west London on Sunday afternoon.
The girl and her dad were treated for serious gunshot wounds and raced to hospital after armed officers swooped in at 5.34pm.
A woman believed to be the child’s mother was heard shouting: “My baby, my baby’s been shot.”
The girl’s 32-year-old mum and her two-year-old sibling were also in the car but were thankfully unharmed.
Scotland Yard previously said the girl’s injuries are not believed to be life-threatening and she is in surgery in a serious but stable condition.
Local man Jazz Reid, 32, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition.
Reid will appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court today, Scotland Yard said.
Horrified witnesses said shots were fired directly into the family’s car during the alleged drive-by shooting.
Local Sharon said: “It was at close range, as if you’re standing next to open a door – they were shooting directly into it.
“I was completely in shock and I just ran back up the stairs because I was really scared.
“Then I looked and I heard screaming afterwards, and then people coming out to call the police.”
If you have information which could help detectives, call 101 quoting CAD reference 5238/24NOV24.
You can also provide information by contacting the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said: “These senseless acts of violence have no place on our streets.
“I know residents in the local community will be rightly concerned for their safety after several recent incidents in the neighbourhood.
“We must work together to better prevent these horrific crimes from happening, and hold those responsible to account.”