A hunt is underway to find an 'extremely dangerous' gunman who fired shots 'indiscriminately' in a busy New Cross street.

Police said the man could have easily hit an innocent bystander as he fired at least six shots at about 8.15pm in New Cross Road on August 24 last year.

They have released a CCTV footage of the suspect, who was wearing blue latex gloves, which shows him shooting into the road before running away.

He is described as a black male with a slim build. He was seen wearing blue latex gloves, a 'Nike Air' hooded top with the hood up, dark knee-length shorts and dark trainers with white soles.

Detectives are unsure of his age but he was descried as appearing young.

No one is believed to have been injured in the incident.

DC Chris Lewis, of The Trident and Area Crime Command, said: "This male is extremely dangerous and needs to be identified. This incident occurred on a summer's evening when members of the public were simply going about their business.

"The firearm was discharged indiscriminately with at least one bullet ricocheting off the road.

"This could have so easily hit an innocent bystander and could have had devastating effects.

"This male clearly had no regards for those around him and it is of paramount importance that anyone who does recognise him comes to speak to us.

"Despite only being provided a general description of the man we're seeking to speak with, he was wearing distinctive blue latex gloves and this would have made him stand out.

"We are specifically appealing to anyone who would have seen an individual matching this description in the vicinity in the lead up to this incident to come forward.

"You may have thought the information you had at the time was insignificant, but this may be vital to our investigation."