A man has been taken to hospital following shooting reports in Bromley.
Police were called to the shooting in Church Hill in Orpington just after 3.50pm.
A 30-year-old man was taken to hospital.
Thought I heard gun shots, then thought… surely not! #Orpington is a nice place
— Shaun 🇬🇧🏳️🌈 (@homewithshaun) April 27, 2022
Police are awaiting an update on his condition.
No arrests have been made.
We're in Church Hill #Orpington #Bromley after call at 15:51hrs to a shooting. 30yo man found & taken to hospital - condition assessment awaits.
— Bromley MPS (@MPSBromley) April 27, 2022
No arrests at this early stage. Police remain on scene.
Witnesses/ those with info - 📱 101 ref CAD 4725/27 Apr.
Police are at the scene.
Anyone with information should call 101 quoting reference CAD 4725/27 Apr.
Bromley Police tweeted: "We're in Church Hill #Orpington #Bromley after call at 15:51hrs to a shooting. 30yo man found & taken to hospital - condition assessment awaits.
"No arrests at this early stage. Police remain on scene.
"Witnesses/ those with info - 📱 101 ref CAD 4725/27 Apr."
A London Air Ambulance spokesperson said: “Our advanced trauma team was dispatched via aircraft by London Ambulance Service at 15.56 today to reports of an incident in the Orpington area.
"After treatment on scene the patient was transferred by road to a major trauma hospital accompanied by London’s Air Ambulance.”
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