Man, 19, held for attempted murder after quadruple shooting leaves boy, 2, ‘in coma’ and his mum and two tee

A 19-YEAR-OLD man has today been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a shooting left a two-year-old boy in a coma.

Two teens and the toddler's mother were also hurt in the horrific shooting that unfolded in Brent on Wednesday night.

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Met Police today confirmed officers had executed warrants at two homes in North London about 5am.

One man, aged 19, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and taken into custody where he remains.

The two-year-old boy is in a serious condition but stable - believed to be in a coma - and his mum was hit eight times after a gunman opened fire, a worried relative had previously said.

Two teenagers were also left wounded in an "act of indiscriminate violence" in Harlesden, London on Wednesday night.

Met Police said today the condition of the three adults is not life-threatening or changing.

Cops said the three adults were approached by a lone gunman in Energen Close on Wednesday night.

He fired multiple shots at the two teenage men, hitting them, the mother and her baby son, who was in a nearby car, before fleeing on a motorbike.

A relative told the MailOnline the gunman first shot 18-year-old Juane Youngsam and 19-year-old Rynell Seaton.

He then shot 27-year-old Piera Hutton eight times including in the chest, arm and leg, the relative added.

They said the mum called a family member from the scene asking for help and told them what happened.

The relative said their mother has visited the victims in the hospital.

The relative, who did not want to be named, told the MailOnline: "They are about to operate on Piera, she has internal bleeding, but I think she will be okay.

"The baby is in a coma. I hope he pulls through."

The toddler was seen with a gunshot wound to the neck before being taken away in an ambulance.

The Times reported that Lillian Serunkuma, the grandmother of the toddler injured in the attack, also witnessed the attack on her family.

Tragically, her son Qumari Serunkuma-Barnes was stabbed to death when he was just 15 in 2017.

A school teacher who lives opposite the scene said she saw a man running from the scene before fleeing on a moped on Wednesday.

The woman, called Yvonne, 55, said: "I heard four or five gunshots and looked out of the window.

"I then saw a person dressed in black with a motorcycle helmet on running from houses on Energen Close where the shooting happened.

"I can only assume the person running from the house had fired the shots and then fled.

"They jumped on the back of a scooter driven by another person. I could not see their faces because of the helmets.

"But they were both dressed in black. I couldn't see whether the man running from the flats had a gun."

Detective Chief Inspector Rick Sewart of the Met’s Specialist Crime Command (Trident), said: “As result of this terrible crime an innocent two-year-old-boy is now seriously ill in hospital.

"This child was shot in a wanton act of indiscriminate violence. I know that people will be shocked and horrified that a little boy should be the victim of a gunman and I need the community to show their support for him, and his family, by telling police what they know."

The Metropolitan Police were called to the scene at 9.45pm on Wednesday to reports of "shots fired".

Another neighbour, Nina Moran, said she heard screams and crowds gathering at the scene while at home alone with her young son.

The 34-year-old added: "I just heard people screaming and saying a kid around three years old had been shot. Everyone was saying just ring an ambulance."

Forensic officers at the scene were examining a white car with windows that had been shattered.

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North West Borough Commander Roy Smith, said: "This violent incident in itself is shocking but even more abhorrent is the fact that one of the victims is a young child."

He added: "As a child is battling for their life I urge everyone in the local community to support us by coming forward with any information that will help us make arrests.

"I am making sure that we have extra officers on the borough, right now and in the coming weeks."

Any witnesses or anyone with information should call police on 101 quoting reference 8326/03june.

To remain anonymous, please contact the independent charity Crimestoppers.

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