A teenager believed to only be age 18 is fighting for his life after being shot outside St James’s Street station.

The victim was rushed to the hospital where he remains in a critical condition, The station was closed while Police officers carried out there investigation over the horrific incident.

This is the second time in a month a shooting has occurred at St James Street Station previously a masked gunman pursued a man to the station before shooting him in the leg.

Scotland Yard said It is understood the victim was gunned down in the St James’s Street before stumbling into the station,

A Met Police spokesman said: “Police were called at approximately 10pm on Tuesday, July 31 to reports of a man suffering gunshot injuries inside St James’s Street station.

“Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and the man, believed aged 18, was taken to an east London hospital for treatment – he remains there in a critical condition.”

No arrests have been made. Police remained at the scene.

London Overground posted on Twitter: “St James Street station is currently closed due to a police investigation. We’ll be sure to update you in due course.”

According to Met Office figures, crime across the capital has surged by 6.4% in the year leading up to May 2018.

Putting ever-growing pressure on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to get a grip of Londons gang violence and tackle the huge crime epidemic that has swept across our capital City.

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