20 February 2023 , 11:09
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Armed police have raced to a city street after two men were shot in a suspected botched robbery.
Large numbers of police have been seen patrolling Canons Park in Harrow, North West London after the incident at 6.28am on Monday, which saw the victims left with gunshot wounds.
Images from the scene show the area cordoned off with police tape, with all entrances to the park now closed to the public.
The two men are now receiving treatment in hospital with non-'life-threatening' injuries after being admitted to a major trauma centre.
Three ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer were dispatched to the scene by London Ambulance Service.
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No arrests have yet been made and police say they are now pursuing a "number" of lines of inquiry, with the men currently thought to have been victims of a robbery.
No arrests have been made and police say they are following a 'number' of lines of inquiry (Getty Images/iStockphoto)A spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police said: "Police were called by LAS at 06:28hrs on Monday, 20 February to Whitchurch Lane, Edgware, following reports of two people injured.
"Armed police were among those responding. Two men were found with suspected gunshot injuries. Both have been taken to hospital, where their conditions have been assessed as not life-threatening.
"Enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing. Early indications suggest the men may have victims of a robbery. There have been no arrests at this time. Police are pursuing a number of lines of inquiry."
Anyone who has information, video or images that could assist the police have been asked to call 101 and quote reference CAD 975/20 Feb.
A spokesperson from London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 6.16am today (20 February) to reports of a shooting in Whitchurch Lane, Edgware.
“We sent three ambulance crews, a paramedic in a fast response car, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene.
“We treated two patients at the scene and took them both to a major trauma centre as a priority.”
Canons Park is close to the London Underground station of the same name, with much of the surrounding area made up of residential housing and schools.
A plain-clothes operation targeted at suspects was conducted at Canons Park underground station by the local policing team back in November after reports of robberies in the area.
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A number of roads surrounding the park have also been closed by police following the incident on Monday morning.