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Police were called to North Middlesex Hospital at just after 2.30pm after the victim was admitted with a gunshot wound.

They say he is is in a critical condition and is receiving treatment after the attack, likely to have happened, near Derby Road in Ponders End, Enfield – around three miles away.

A man has ben gunned down in broad daylight in north London just after lunchtime today.

Police were called to North Middlesex Hospital at just after 2.30pm after the victim was admitted with a gunshot wound.

They say he is is in a critical condition and is receiving treatment after the attack, likely to have happened, near Derby Road in Ponders End, Enfield – around three miles away.

Crime scenes are in place in Derby Road, at the hospital itself, with eyewitnesses also reporting a large police presence in Wood Green High Road.

Enfield MPS tweeted: “Police are on scene after a shooting in the Derby Road area of #PondersEnd. A man has been taken to hospital for treatment.

“Residents will see an increased police presence in the area.

“Pls speak to an officer if you have concerns; call 101 quote CAD 3607/7Jan if you can help.”

A Met Police spokesman added: “Police were called by hospital staff at 2.33pm on Saturday, January 7 after a male had been admitted with a gunshot injury at a north London hospital.

“The male, believed aged in his 20s, is in a critical condition, receiving treatment.

“At this early stage it is thought the male was injured following a shooting in the vicinity of Derby Road, N21. No arrests; enquiries into the circumstances are ongoing.”

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