A 19-YEAR-OLD woman has been attacked by a gunman.

She was walking along Abernethy Road, Lewisham, at 9.30pm on February 7 with three other women when a car pulled up alongside them.

A black man got out of the car and began attacking one of the women with a handgun, which went off during the assault but did not hit anyone.

The suspect got back into the burgundy coloured car and drove towards Lee High Road.

Detective Sergeant Gareth Rees believes the attack may be linked to an argument which took place earlier that night.

He said: "I would like to appeal to anyone who witnessed this assault, or anyone who possibly saw the suspect or the car in Lee High Road, or the surrounding roads, to please contact me."

If you have information, call 020 8785 8580.