Six arrested after 15-year-old boy shot dead in Ladbroke Grove

A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead in Ladbroke Grove .

Police were called at around 7.20pm on Sunday to reports of a shooting in a park near Hazlewood Crescent.

The Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended and a teenager believed to be 15, was found suffering injuries.

Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.

Work is ongoing to identify the victim and inform his next of kin.

The Metropolitan Police said there were no reports of any other injuries.

A crime scene remains in place at the location.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD6343/21Jul, or to contact Crimestoppers anonymously.

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