Witnesses have described a heavy police presence outside the station.

A police cordon is in place outside of South Woodford tube station after reports of a shooting.

Officers and sniffer dogs have been seen by members of the public this morning (Satuday, June 9) and George Lane, outside of the station has been closed.

One witness said that police were not letting anyone through the station.

Police were called at 2.43am this morning to reports of a shooting in George Lane

Enquiries are ongoing to establish whether anyone was injured.

Detectives from the East Area Command West are investigating alongside Trident colleagues.

There has been no arrests.