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A child is in a serious condition and three adults have been injured after being shot near a restaurant in north-east London.

Police were called to Kingsland High Street, in Dalston in Hackney, at about 21:20 on Wednesday, after reports of gunshots.

Officers, including fi****ms specialists, and the London ambulance service attended the scene, the Metropolitan Police said.

The four victims were found with gunshot injuries and were taken to hospital in east London, the Met added.

The force said the child remained in a serious condition and that it was awaiting further details of the other victims’ conditions.

No arrests have been made and an investigation into circumstances around the incident has been launched.