BREAKING: Brixton Hill double shooting horror as 'murder' suspect on the loose

Police are hunting for an attacker who shot two people - leaving one person dead in south London.

Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting shortly before 9pm on New Park Road on Monday.

Medics rushed to the scene and treated two men, aged 20 and 27, for gunshot wounds before taking them to hospital. Despite their best efforts, the 27-year-old died.

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