Police are appealing for witnesses after a man was shot in the face, in west London.

The victim was in his black Golf GTI on the Harrow Road in Westbourne Green, when a motor bike pulled up and shot him through the driver's window.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said the victim managed to make his way to the nearby St Mary's Hospital. He was later transferred to Kensington and Chelsea hospital where he was treated for an injury to the cheek.

Detectives from Operation Trident, which deals with black on black gun crime, are investigating the shooting which happened at 1.30am on Monday.

April 30, 2003 09:30