On Saturday, the police said in a statement that four people - a seven-year-old child and three women, aged 48, 54 and 41 - were injured in a shooting that took place outside a church where a funeral service was taking place.
"We have now confirmed that six people were injured in a shooting in Phoenix Road, NW1 earlier this afternoon. Among them is a seven-year-old girl who is in a life-threatening condition in hospital," the Metropolitan Police said in a later update on Twitter.
According to the preliminary police investigation, shots were fired near the church from a moving vehicle that drove away from the scene.
No arrests have been made so far and the investigation continues.