Horror moment fake delivery drivers storm family home before 'shooting boy, 11, and attacking father with a knife'

• Two teenagers, aged 16 and 18, have been arrested after the Friday night attack
• Scotland Yard said homeowner and son were attacked by burglars in Upminster
• They posed as delivery drivers before they shot 11-year-old boy in the arm 

The horrifying moment fake delivery drivers forced their way into a family home before allegedly shooting an 11-year-old boy and attacking a father with a knife has been pictured.

Two teenagers were arrested after an incident in Upminster, east London during which an 11-year-old boy was shot, Scotland Yard said.

The suspects, 16 and 18, have been arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary. 

The homeowner opened the front door at 9.30pm on Friday to a person claiming to be a delivery driver, before the male, and a number of other suspects, forced their way into the property, Metropolitan Police said.

Two firearms were recovered from the address. 

Two teenagers were arrested after an incident in Upminster, east London during which an 11-year-old boy was shot, Scotland Yard said

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said the homeowner opened the front door at 9.30pm on Friday to a person purporting to be a delivery driver, before the male, and a number of other suspects, forced their way into the property

Ray Hawkins, 45, who suffered a cut to his head from a machete, and his son - who is feared to have 'life-changing injuries' - were rushed to hospital after the raid.

The Metropolitan Police said neither had life-threatening injuries but the boy's 'may be life-changing'. He had been playing videogames when the gang broke in.    

Neighbour Marilyn O'Connor, 70, said on Friday: 'I heard loads of police cars last night but I didn't know what was going on.

'I then read on Facebook that a small boy has been shot this morning.

'It's just so unnerving. This is a quiet place, it's a leafy suburb. You wouldn't expect something like that to happen in a place like this.' 

Two teenagers have been arrested after an incident in Upminster, east London during which an 11-year-old boy was shot, Scotland Yard said (pictured, the crime scene taped off) 

Peter Frost, 71, retired, said: 'We didn't hear anything as we've got double glazing.

'There's been a lot of confusion. First we thought a woman's been attacked, then someone's been stabbed, and now a boy's been shot.

'This is a quiet road, lots of retirees around here. It's a nightmare for that poor boy to be left with injuries like that.

'You just hope he'll be able to live as best a life as he can, get by, and hopefully he'll recover. I'm sure everyone will be behind him.'