A man has died after being caught up in a hail of gunfire on a London street.

Witnesses said the victim, believed to be in his 20s, was hit at close range from a blacked-out hatchback car in Harlesden last night.

He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Friends of the victim told the Evening Standard that he was an innocent bystander who was caught in the crossfire between two rival gangs.

One witness told the newspaper that he "heard about six shots like a machine gun".

In a statement, Scotland Yard said: