One man is fighting for life after a double shooting in Peckham that saw one man "shot in the face", according to reports.

Armed officers rushed to the scene at Wodehouse Avenue shortly before 8pm on Saturday following reports of a shooting, police said.

The two young men - both in their 20s - were found suffering gun shot injuries.

Local residents on Facebook claimed one victim had been "shot in the face".

It came just one hour after another man was repeatedly stabbed elsewhere in south-east London.

An air ambulance landed near to the scene in Peckham, and one man was taken to hospital by London Ambulance Service.

He remains there in a critical condition, police said.

The second man was taken to hospital for assessment. His injuries are not life threatening.

A picture from the scene shared on Twitter showed a car with its door open and the driver's window blown out.

A large police presence stood nearby as a section 60 order, which allows police to stop and search people without reasonable grounds, was put in place until 7am on Sunday.

One woman, Perin Tahsin, wrote on Facebook: "Someone’s been shot in the face on Southampton way outside Oliver Goldsmith school. Road is blocked, armed police walking around."

Scotland Yard said in a statement: "Police in Southwark were called to Wodehouse Avenue at 7.56pm on Saturday, June 2 following reports of a shooting.

"Officers, including armed police, attended and found two men - both believed aged in their 20s - suffering gun shot injuries.

"No arrests have been made. A crime scene remains in place.

"Enquiries continue. The Trident and Area Crime Command has been informed."

Earlier on Saturday, a man in his 40s was repeatedly stabbed on Claremont Street, in Greenwich.

He was taken to a south London hospital after the incident at around 6.45pm.

A spokeswoman for Met Police said his injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

No arrests have been made.