A 7 years old girl and five others injured by a shooting in central London church
A remembrance service was being held at St Aloysius Church in Euston when shots were reportedly fired from a moving vehicle on Saturday afternoon.
The Met Police said a 12-year-old girl and four women - aged 21, 41, 48 and 54 - were also injured.
The 48-year-old may have life-changing injuries, police said.
The three other women's injuries are not life-threatening, and the 12-year-old girl has been treated for a minor leg injury, said the force.
The seven-year-old, who was taken to a central London hospital at about 14:05 GMT, "remains in a life-threatening condition".
In a statement, the Met said an urgent investigation was underway, and details of the incident were still emerging.
"At this early stage, there have been no arrests," it said.
Supt Ed Wells said any shooting incident was "unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking".
"Our thoughts are with all the victims, particularly the seven-year-old girl. An investigation into this horrific attack is already well under," he said.
"I can assure the communities of Camden and beyond that we will do everything we possibly can to identify and bring to justice those who were responsible."
He added that there would be "an increased visible police presence in the area through the weekend and into the days ahead".
Detectives have urged anyone with video footage or CCTV to contact the force.
Road closures were put in place and buses were diverted to allow investigation work to take place.
Father Jeremy Trood conducted the remembrance service at St Aloysius Roman Catholic Church, just before the shooting unfolded.
He confirmed the service was held for Sara Sanchez, 20, who had died from leukaemia, and her mother. They had died within a month of each other in November.
Father Trood said: "I was inside the church. I heard the bang and people ran back into the church. They knew something had happened outside.
"They were very scared, people sheltered in the church until the police said they can leave but some of them were so scared they had to wait a while to get their confidence back up to go outside."
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