Police are investigating after a man in his 30s was shot in his leg late at night in Abbey Wood.

Armed officers were called to Harrow Manorway shortly after 11pm on August 7 following reports of a shooting.

Emergency services attending the scene discovered the victim to have a suffered a gunshot wound to his leg.

He was taken to hospital where he remains in a stable condition.

A Met Police spokeswoman said no arrests have been made at this stage while enquiries are underway.

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It follows after another man, also in his 30s, was stabbed in the leg within the same area just days before.