Three women and a seven-year-old girl were rushed to hospital after being injured in a shooting close to a church in central London.
The incident happened close to St Aloysius R.C. Church in Phoenix Road, in Euston, just before 1.30pm on Saturday, where a funeral was taking place.
Police and ambulance crew rushed to the scene after being alerted by the public.
The women, aged 54,48 and 41 and the girl are being treated for their injuries in a central London hospital.
The Met police said the 48-year-old has suffered potentially life changing injuries.
The condition of the other two adults is said to be not life-threatening.
There is currently no information about the injuries sustained by the the seven-year-old.
A witness, who claimed to have been at the church at the time of the attack, recounted the horrifying ordeal.
They told MyLondon: “It was chaos. It was horrible.
“No one knew if it was a bomb or gunman. We were looking for places to hide.
“We all just snuggled into corners where we could.
“We left after about 10 minutes, I did not dare [leave before]. It was not nice.”
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