Six men have been arrested on suspicion of murder after a teenage boy was shot dead in a west London park. 

The Metropolitan Police said officers were called at around 7.20pm on Sunday to reports of a shooting in a park near Hazlewood Crescent in Ladbroke Grove.

A teenager, believed to be aged 15, was pronounced dead at the scene after being found injured by emergency services.

The six men who were arrested on suspicion of murder remain in custody, police said.

Work is ongoing to identify and inform the teenage victim’s next of kin.

Detectives said there were “no reports of any other injuries” and that a crime scene remained in place on Sunday night.