An 11-year-old child and a 40-year-old man have been taken to hospital following reports of a shooting near an east London children's playground.

Police were called to Loxford Lane, near Loxford Park in Ilford, at about 4.30pm on Monday.

An eyewitness told the Ilford Recorder they called 999 after seeing a man shoot someone with a "big gun, like one that the army would have".

The boy's injuries are not said to be life-threatening.

A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called Loxford Lane, Redbridge, at approximately at 4.30pm to reports of shooting.

"London Ambulance Service was called to the scene. They treated two people.

"A 40-year-old man was taken to an east London hospital with injuries. We await a condition update.

"An 11-year-old boy also suffered injuries. His injuries are not thought to be life threatening."

"Both injured parties were not known to each other.

"There have been no arrests. Cordons are in place."

An LAS spokeswoman said: "We were called at 4.30pm to reports of an incident at an address in Loxford Lane.

"We sent two single responders in cars, an ambulance crew and London's Air Ambulance to the scene.

"We treated two patients at the scene. A man was taken as a priority to hospital, with the doctor from the air ambulance on board. A child was also taken to hospital."