Neighbours have described their shock after a boy suffered "possibly life-changing" injuries after being shot in east London.
Police attended an address in Kerry Drive, Upminster after reports of a shooting on Friday night.
The boy, 11, was taken to hospital along with his father, in his 40s, who suffered cuts to the head after the attack, which took place around 9.30pm. It is not known if the cuts were related to the shooting.
The boy's condition is not thought to be life-threatening, police said.
And neighbours said they had never seen anything like the attack in the area.
Local resident Josh Collins, 18, said he knew the adult victim and was taken aback by the "very unexpected" attack.
He told the PA news agency: "He’s always been a nice geezer, never done no harm to no-one. He’s just your average bloke".
An 82-year-old neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she felt "so sad" about the attack.
She added: "I’ve lived here 32 years and I’ve never heard of anything like this before."
Sharon, another local resident, said: “It’s not the sort of area that this goes on. This is a really, really quiet lovely area. I know all my neighbours up and down on this road...
"People come here for a quiet life," she added.
Officers have not arrested anyone in connection with the attack.
A police helicopter helped look for suspects but with no success at this stage.
On Saturday morning police officers were putting up tape close to the address in Upminster, where the boy and man were found injured.
Police were checking if people were local residents before allowing them under the cordon running across the top of Kerry Drive and on Limerick Gardens.
Uniformed officers stood by a single police car parked across the middle of Limerick Gardens.
Forensic police officers were seen to arrive at the scene on Saturday morning.
Anyone with any information related to the shooting is asked to call police on 101 quoting ref 7285/01may or to contact Crimestoppers to remain anonymous.
