{"id":232514,"date":"2016-03-19T02:43:44","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T02:43:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/gunman-filmed-shooting-at-teens-in-north-london-video\/"},"modified":"2016-03-19T02:43:44","modified_gmt":"2016-03-19T02:43:44","slug":"gunman-filmed-shooting-at-teens-in-north-london-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/gunman-filmed-shooting-at-teens-in-north-london-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Gunman filmed shooting at teens in North London (VIDEO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>        A man appears to chase and shoot at a group of fleeing teenagers in a terrifying video captured in North London on February 17. <\/p>\n<div readability=\"84\">\n<p>The footage, obtained by the Mail Online, is filmed from a balcony in nearby Edmonton shopping center in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p>The video, which initially shows a scuffle breaking out, quickly escalates as a man appears to brandish a gun.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T8DtiPaBv0Q\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>It shows the gunman chasing a group of four teens out of the carpark, across a busy road and into a residential area.<\/p>\n<p>One victim, who appears to have an injured leg, was unable to outrun the gunman, who fired a shot in his direction.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/335656-shooting-gang-brixton-cctv\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2016.03\/thumbnail\/56e7ef88c3618804478b45c1.jpg\" alt=\"\u00a9 Archant London\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>It is believed the shooter was firing blanks, but blank firearms are still considered dangerous at close range.<\/p>\n<p>The group is filmed retreating to a nearby car as the gunman abandons his pursuit.<\/p>\n<p>As the victims drove away, the attacker, seemingly dressed in a Muslim thobe, fled in the opposite direction.<\/p>\n<p>The cameraman told the Mail Online he started recording without realizing how quickly the incident would escalate.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI looked over and decided to record it. I honestly thought it was some guys having a punch up or something like that.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThere was a lot of commotion and then these kids broke out of the crowd and ran away and the guy with the gun ran after them and opened fire.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe what I was filming. I\u2019ve never seen anything like that outside my house, I was just left wondering what the hell is going on out there. It\u2019s London, I don\u2019t expect to see that sort of stuff,\u201d<\/em> he told the MailOnline.<\/p>\n<p>Police say they found no evidence of injury as a result of the incident, which occurred shortly after 14:00 GMT.<\/p>\n<p>The Metropolitan Police is appealing for witnesses. No arrests have been made.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/336132-gunman-filmed-shooting-london\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man appears to chase and shoot at a group of fleeing teenagers in a terrifying video captured in North London on February 17. The footage, obtained by the Mail Online, is filmed from a balcony in nearby Edmonton shopping center in broad daylight. 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