Man charged with attempted murder after an eight-year-old girl and her father were shot dead in a car in west London

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A man has been charged with attempted murder after an eight-year-old girl and her father were injured when a gunman opened fire on their car in west London.

Jazz Reid, 32, has been charged with two counts of attempted murder and possession of a firearm and ammunition following the double shooting in Ladbroke Grove on Sunday.

The child underwent surgery on Monday and was said to be in a stable condition, while her 34-year-old father suffered potentially life-changing injuries.

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The couple were in the car at the time of the attack in Southern Row with the girl’s two-year-old sibling and 32-year-old mother, both of whom were uninjured.

Residents reported their shock after the incident, which occurred around 5:30 p.m.

The Metropolitan Police said Reid, from Kensington, west London, would appear at Thames Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Detectives from the Met’s Special Crime Command are leading the investigation and are continuing to appeal for anyone with helpful information to come forward.

You can call 101 on 5238/24NOV24 or contact the independent charity Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.