Emergency services are responding to a major incident following reports of three people being shot on Upton Lane in Forest Gate, London. A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 2.51pm (April 29) to reports of a shooting on Upton Lane, E7.

"We sent ambulance crews, a paramedic from our tactical response unit, and dispatched London's Air Ambulance. We treated three patients at the scene. One person was taken as a priority to a major trauma centre by road, and two other patients were transported to hospital." Express.co.uk has contacted the Metropolitan Police for more details.

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