Officers say girl was in vehicle in Ladbroke Grove with parents and younger sibling when gunman opened fire

An eight-year-old girl injured in a double shooting in west London was in a car with her parents and two-year-old sibling when a gunman opened fire, police have revealed.

Her 34-year-old father was left with potentially life-changing injuries and the girl was having surgery on Monday but was in a stable condition, the Metropolitan police said. The pair were hurt in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, west London, just after 5.30pm on Sunday.