Man shot in neck in second suspected crossbow attack in Shoreditch
A woman was also struck by crossbow in the same area less than two weeks ago
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A man has been rushed to hospital after he was thought to have been shot by a crossbow in the neck in east London.
The man in his twenties suffered a neck injury at Arnold Circus, in Shoreditch, at around 7.30pm on Thursday evening.
Metropolitan Police said officers are investigating and they suspect he was shot by a crossbow dart, which would mark the second attack of its kind in the area within days.
He was urgently taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We treated a patient at the scene before taking them to a major trauma centre.”
A Met Police spokesperson said: “We were called at 7.27pm on Thursday, 14 March to reports of a man found injured in Arnold Circus, E2.
“Officers responded and were on the scene within two minutes. They found a man in his twenties with a neck injury.
“He was taken to hospital where his condition was assessed as not life-threatening or life-changing.
“Initial enquiries suggest the man may have been struck by a crossbow dart. An investigation is underway and further enquiries are taking place.”
It comes after a woman in her 40s was also shot in the head in nearby Club Row, Shoreditch, at 7.44pm on 4 March.
Police found the woman injured outside Clifton House. Her wounds were also not life-threatening or life-changing.
Officers have not confirmed whether the two incidents were linked and no arrests have been made so far.