Clapham shooting: Man charged after three people were injured in attack

A man has been charged after three people were injured in a shooting attack in Clapham, south London.

Keymarni King, 18, was arrested on Monday and has been charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life or enabling another to do so.

He has also been charged with aggravated vehicle taking and injury caused by an accident, and two counts of wounding or inflicting grievous bodily harm without intent.

King will appear at Bromley Magistrates’ Court later today.

Meanwhile, police continue to hunt for a second suspect.

On Friday, officers were pursuing two individuals on a moped which then collided with a 27-year-old pedestrian.

The bike then crashed and a shotgun, that one of the individuals was carrying, dropped on the ground, causing it to discharge.

The two individuals then fled the scene.

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Two women on the street, aged 27 and 36, were injured by shotgun pellets when the gun discharged, police said.

Officers added the women were “not deliberately targeted”.

The pedestrian and two injured women have since been released from hospital.

The police released a statement after the incident: “At 4.55pm on Friday March 1, police were in pursuit of a moped that had failed to stop in the Clapham area.

“A firearm, believed to be a shotgun, was discharged from the moped in the vicinity of Clapham Common South Side.

“Two people sustained shotgun pellet injuries. A third person was injured by the moped. The suspects fled the scene.

“While we await formal assessments, at this stage we don’t believe any of those injured to be in a life-threatening condition.

“A crime scene is in place and urgent enquiries to trace the moped are ongoing. There have been no arrests at this stage. Firearms officers are searching the area.”