Police foiled an attempted armed robbery in New Malden this morning.
Detectives from the Flying Squad arrested four people on suspicion of robbery at about 7am during a pre-planned operation at Currys PC World megastore in Burlington Road.
a police spokesman said a gun was seized by armed officers although no shots were fired.
But Twitter user Mia Tunmer tweeted: “Can’t believe I got woken up this morning to the sound of gun shots, not even 2 days after Christmas, what’s wrong people!”
A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said paramedics had originally been called to reports of a shooting, although when they arrived found no casualties suffering gunshot wounds.
One man was treated for facial injuries, however, and taken to hospital.
Richard Penney, manager at nearby J and S Accessories said he arrived for work at around 9.30am and there were forensic officers trawling the area.
He said: “I didn’t see anything. But there were a lot of police around. They heard about something going on - it was at Currys PC World.”
Four people remain in custody at a south London police station.
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