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AN eight-year-old girl has been seriously hurt after a gunman opened fire on her family's car - with her mum, dad and two-year-old sibling also caught up in the horror.

Cops have arrested a man, 22, after the girl and her 34-year-old father were shot in a vehicle in Ladbroke Grove, west London.

An eight-year-old girl and a man have been seriously injured in a double shooting
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An eight-year-old girl and a man have been seriously injured in a double shootingCredit: UKNIP
Cops have arrested a 22-year-old man
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Cops have arrested a 22-year-old manCredit: UKNIP
The girl and a man aged 34 were treated for gunshot wounds
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The girl and a man aged 34 were treated for gunshot woundsCredit: UKNIP
Scotland Yard said it is waiting for an update on the both victims' conditions
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Scotland Yard said it is waiting for an update on the both victims' conditionsCredit: UKNIP

The two victims were treated for serious gunshot wounds and raced to hospital after armed officers swooped in at 5.34pm.

A woman believed to be the child's mother was heard shouting: "My baby, my baby’s been shot."

The girl is understood to have been caught in the crossfire when a man opened fire as she sat in her family's car.

Her 32-year-old mum and her two-year-old sibling were also in the car but were thankfully unharmed.

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In an update this afternoon, the Met said a 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

Scotland Yard said the girl's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening and she is in surgery in a serious but stable condition.

Her dad is feared to have suffered potentially life-changing injuries following the horror.

Horrified witnesses said the gunman was firing directly into the family's vehicle during the alleged drive-by shooting.

Local Sharon said: "I was literally coming out of the exit to my mum's block of flats and as I was going out I saw a guy shooting into the car multiple times.

"He was firing directly, like at close range, as if you're standing next to open a door, they were shooting directly into it.

"I was completely in shock and I just ran back up the stairs because I was really scared.

"Then I looked and I heard screaming afterwards, and then people coming out to call the police."

'SENSELESS VIOLENCE'

Superintendent Owen Renowden said: "Yesterday afternoon we received numerous 999 calls reporting that shots had been fired. 

"We heard that people in a vehicle had been injured and multiple units were dispatched to the scene, including armed officers. 

"A 34-year-old man and eight-year-old girl were found with serious gunshot injuries.

"A two-year-old child and 32-year-old woman were also in the car but were thankfully uninjured. 

"Both the man and the girl are in hospital in a serious but stable condition. 

"The man has potentially life-changing injuries and the girl remains in surgery. Her injuries are not believed to be life threatening. 

"A 22-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder."

If you saw anything or have any information, please contact police on 101 stating CAD5238/24NOV.

Call independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 to remain anonymous.

Kensington and Bayswater MP Joe Powell said: "These senseless acts of violence have no place on our streets.

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"I know residents in the local community will be rightly concerned for their safety after several recent incidents in the neighbourhood.

"We must work together to better prevent these horrific crimes from happening, and hold those responsible to account."

Police are combing the scene for evidence
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Police are combing the scene for evidenceCredit: Darren Fletcher
A 32-year-old woman was also taken to hospital as a precaution but was not injured
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A 32-year-old woman was also taken to hospital as a precaution but was not injuredCredit: UKNIP
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