An 11-year-old girl and a 30-year-old woman have been injured in a shooting in south-west London.

Police said the pair had been taken to hospital after a pellet gun was fired fired at 5.40pm on Sunday in Figges Marsh, Mitcham. They are not in a life-threatening condition.

The child suffered a wound to her leg while the woman suffered injuries to her back. The woman was known to the youngster but not related to her.

Meanwhile, two men, in their late teens, were also injured during the shooting. Police said the men went to a nearby hospital and their injuries were not thought to be serious.

Scotland Yard said a large group of males had been seen in the road before the shooting and police are trying to trace them. No arrests have been made and the Metropolitan police have put a section 60 order in place, allowing officers to detain anyone for searches, until Monday morning.

The force said in a statement: “Detectives are urging anyone in this group who has not yet spoken with police to come forward.”

The incident occurs amid a spate of violent crime in the UK after two separate fatal stabbings over the weekend in north-west London and Somerset.