She was having a quiet dinner at a restaurant with her family: shot, a 9-year-old girl between life and death

Un homme a tiré sur un restaurant de Londres, mercredi 29 mai 2024, blessant quatre personnes dont une enfant de 9 ans. James Manning – MAXPPP

A nine-year-old girl is in critical condition on Thursday May 30, 2024 after being shot, like three men, by shots outside a restaurant in London on Wednesday May 29 evening.

The three men aged 26 to 42, who were seated outside this establishment located in the Hackney district, in the east of the British capital, are in a stable condition but suffer injuries with potentially serious consequences.

The little girl was inside the restaurant where she was dining with her family.

One of the officials of Scotland Yard, James Conway, indicated that this little girl, "innocent victim of indiscriminate gun crime on fire", is "fighting for his life" right now.

Call for witnesses launched

"Someone knows who is responsible for the shooting", he said , and the police launched an appeal for witnesses. She has so far found a stolen motorcycle about 400 meters away, which was used, according to investigators.

In the restaurant where the shooting took place, plates of food and half-drunk beers were still on the tables Thursday morning, according to Sky News. Chairs appeared to have been pushed aside in a panic and the emergency workers' plastic gloves lay on the ground behind police tape.

The Metropolitan Police want any witnesses – and anyone with a video or photo – contacts her, reports Sky News.

This type of event involving a firearm is relatively rare in the British capital, which on the other hand experiences stabbing violence more frequently, often between teenagers.< /p>