Police cordon off a crime scene in Haringey, north London today (September 18) after a shooting left a woman in a critical condition.

Police were called on Tuesday night (September 17) to reports of a shooting on Lordship Lane.

A 46-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man were taken to hospital with the woman sustaining a gunshot injury and her condition has been assessed as critical.

Crime scene on Lordship Lane near Wood Green Crown Court in north London.
Detectives are appealing for information and witnesses following a shooting in Wood Green.

Police were called at around 2150hrs on Tuesday, 17 September, to reports of a shooting in Lordship Lane near Wood Green High Road.

Officers attended along with ambulance colleagues.

A short time later, a 46-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man presented themselves at hospital. The woman had sustained a gunshot injury and her condition has been assessed as critical.

The condition of the 31-year-old man is not life-threatening or life-changing. He is thought to have sustained a minor gunshot injury.

Cordons are in place at the scene. There has been no arrest at this stage.