Double shooting in SE London after man wearing 'Help for Heroes' T-shirt is attacked with machetes

Two people have reportedly been shot in Woolwich, south east London, after armed police were called to a machete attack, eyewitnesses say.

Dozens of weapons and pools of blood could be seen on the ground in John Wilson Street, where a man wearing a Help for Heroes T-shirt is said to have been attacked. Police were sent to the scene at around 2.20pm. The immediate area has been shut down, with eyewitnesses describing the incident on Twitter as "horrific".

A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "We believe at this stage officers were called to reports of an assault." A London Air Ambulance helicopter carrying a doctor and a paramedic is at the scene, along with other ambulances.
[link to news.sky.com]