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Police probe link between drive-by shooting and stabbing

BBC News · May 3, 2026, 1:29 PM · Also reported by 1 other source

Key takeaways

  • The shooting, which left a 25-year-old man in a life-threatening condition, happened on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London, at about 01:15 BST on Saturday.
  • Four people were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after the shooting.
  • No arrests have been made in connection with either attack.

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Rosemary Mc Cabe London Rory Bibb/BBCThe site targeted in the shooting is often used to host barbecues, residents have said Police are investigating the possibility of a link between a drive-by shooting that injured four people and a stabbing in which a 33-year-old man was critically injured.

The shooting, which left a 25-year-old man in a life-threatening condition, happened on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, south London, at about 01:15 BST on Saturday. About an hour later, Met Police officers were called to a stabbing some 700m away on Acre Lane.

Four people were taken to hospital with gunshot wounds after the shooting. Three people, aged 21, 47 and 70, received non-life-threatening injuries, the Met said.

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