Two killed in separate stabbing and shooting in south east London

The first incident unfolded in Wells Park Road, Sydenham at around 10.10am yesterday (November 10).

A man was found with gunshot injuries, however, he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Police enquiries are ongoing to establish his identity and notify his family.

A woman was also found with gunshot wounds to her legs, and she was taken to hospital, where her condition is not considered life-threatening.

A third person later attended hospital with suspected gunshot injuries, and their condition is being assessed.

No arrests have been made.

Shortly after at 10.40am, emergency services rushed to East Street Market in Walworth, following reports of multiple stabbings.

Three people were found injured, and one man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Enquiries are ongoing to confirm his identity and inform his family.

Two other men were taken to hospital for treatment where their conditions are currently unknown.

A man, believed to be aged in his 60s, was arrested at the scene and taken into police custody.

The incident is not being treated as terrorism and no one else is being sought by police.

Siraj, 46, who lives locally, was walking through East Street Market, when he saw police cars and ambulances going past.

He followed them and found two injured people lying on the ground in the market.

“It was terrifying,” Siraj said, adding he felt lucky the victims were not him or his children.

He added the area had “always been safe”, but now he was worried.

“I feel unsafe to send my kids to school now,” he said.

A shop worker said an alleged knife attacker was challenged by market traders who “put him down” and then waited for police to arrive.

Wasim Hussain, who runs a shop near East Street Market, told the PA news agency: “They just put him down, and they waited for the police.

“It was the general public – they work in the market, most of them.”

The stabbing and shooting incidents are not linked.