The shooting happened at Felix Road, Ealing (Google Maps)
The shooting happened at Felix Road, Ealing (Google Maps)

A man has died and a woman seriously injured after a man shot them down in the middle of the afternoon in west London.

Police confirmed a 32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene in Ealing and a woman in her late 20s was taken to hospital in a critical condition.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "We were called at about 2.50pm this afternoon to reports of shots fired in Felix Road, W13. Ourselves and the ambulance service attended.

"Officers and paramedics attended. A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene. A woman in her late 20s has been taken to a west London hospital where she is in a critical condition.

No arrests have been made and inquiries are ongoing.

A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We sent two ambulance crews, a single responder in a car, London's air ambulance and one duty manager to the scene.

"Sadly, despite our best efforts, one patient died at the scene."