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Euston church shooting: Man charged over drive-by attack

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The shooting occurred at a memorial for Fresia Calderon and her daughter Sara Sanchez

A 19-year-old man has been charged, and two other men arrested, over a drive-by shooting during a funeral outside a church in central London.

Four women and two girls were injured in the incident in Euston in January.

Alrico Nelson Martin, from Kilburn, north-west London, has been charged with possession of a shotgun with intent to endanger life.

A further two men, aged 22 and 23, have been arrested for conspiracy to murder and remain in custody.

Four women and two girls, aged 11 and seven, were shot outside a funeral at St Aloysius Church in Phoenix Road.

A 48-year-old woman remains in hospital.

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The shooting happened close to a church while a funeral was taking place, police say

Mourners had been attending the funeral of Sara Sanchez, 20, who died from leukaemia in November and her mother, Fresia Calderon, who died the same month.

Ms Sanchez had suffered from leukaemia for three years, while her mother died from a rare blood clot on arrival at Heathrow from Colombia.

Mr Martin, who is also charged with six counts of conspiracy to wound with intent, will appear later at Willesden Magistrates' Court.

The Met said a 22-year-old man arrested in Barnet, north London, on 15 January has been released on bail pending further inquiries.