A 22-year-old man has been put in handcuffs after being accused of being the perpetrator of the bloody funeral ceremony in London, on the morning of January 14.

At the time, the Guardian reported that a seven-year-old girl is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after a suspected driveby shooting outside a memorial service in north London, the Metropolitan police have said.

A second child, a 12-year-old girl, was taken to hospital with a minor leg injury but has now been discharged.

Officers also said three women – aged 48, 54 and 41 – were taken to hospital after the incident on Saturday afternoon in Phoenix Road, close to Euston station.

Detectives said it happened in the vicinity of a church, where a memorial was taking place for a mother and daughter who died within days of each other. Officers said the shots were believed to have been fired from a moving vehicle.

The women’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening, but the 48-year-old suffered a potentially life-changing injury. Police later said a 21-year-old woman was also in hospital but they were awaiting updates on her condition.

No arrests have been made yet. Supt Ed Wells of the Met police said: “Any shooting incident is unacceptable, but for multiple people, including two children, to be injured in a shooting in the middle of a Saturday afternoon is shocking.

“Our thoughts are with all the victims, but in particular with the seven-year-old girl who is in a life-threatening condition and with her family.”