Ladbroke Grove: Boy, 15, shot dead during 'family fun day' in 'Teletubbies park' in west London

A 15-year-old boy has been shot dead in during a “family fun day” at a park in west London.

Police were called at around 7.20pm on Sunday to reports of a shooting in Emslie Horniman's Pleasance - known locally as “Teletubbies Park” near Hazlewood Crescent in Ladbroke Grove

The Metropolitan Police, London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance attended and a teenager believed to be 15, was found suffering injuries.

Despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder and remain in custody.

A security officer working at the event told MailOnline: “A teenager was assassinated. I was right there. People were rushing and everyone was screaming. They were rushing through the barrier. There were two gunshots.

“We had booked the street that's cordoned off for a film shoot tomorrow. I don't know if that's going to happen now.”

Video on social media showed police and paramedic vehicles outside the park, which is known locally as “Teletubbies Park” due to the brightly coloured children's play area.

The park had been hosting the annual “Park Lime” event - which is organised by the Caribbean Music Association and bills itself as a “family fun day” with music and food stalls.

Hundreds of people including families with children had attended the event prior to the shooting.Work is ongoing to identify the victim and inform his next of kin.

The Metropolitan Police said there were no reports of any other injuries.

A crime scene remains in place at the location.

Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or ‘X’ @MetCC and quote CAD6343/21Jul, or to contact Crimestoppers anonymously.