Just moments ago, there was forensics found here collecting evidence.

It'll started around two PM today when a man started attacking people here in the streets of Straighten and witnesses say that was with a machete on DDE.

We spoke with a man who lived above the scene, and he said he only became aware of what was happening when he heard gunshots and looked out his window and saw the attacker lying on the floor.

We now know he died in that attack on police surrounding him, still with their guns drawn on.

And then he said, he saw a scene of horror and chaos.

There was blood all over the floor.

One of the victims was lying there with police with people around him trying to help.

London Ambulance Service has now confirmed that three people were taken to hospital, one of those still in a serious condition, and police and the ambulance service got here really quickly in a few minutes.

And people have been quick to know that how quickly the police declared this a terrorist instant.

Often it takes a lot longer.

Today, they declared that very fast, and I'm sure in the days to come will find out what they knew about the attacker on dhe.

Terrorism attacks have obviously happened quite a lot recently in London, but they will be in central London, where all the tourist areas are.

But this and stress him.

It's in south London.

It's a rule.

It's a a residential area, a very multicultural area, and people here is shocked that something like this could happen on their doorstep.

I shuttles report will describe the events of the day and on a warning.

There are distressing images in her report, a bustling high street on a Sunday afternoon, busy with shoppers until what appears to be armed, Police clear the streets, shouting at passes by to get back.

Standing behind a car, it appears officers of pointing guns at a man who was on the ground, and then more police arrive on the scene while I witnesses just meters away.

Police then approached the man walking in formation.

The man stays lying on the ground.

The Metropolitan Police confirmed the instant on Straighten High Road is terror related, and they've shot a man dead.

Three people are known to be hurt.

One of them is in a life threatening condition.

Alana, who lives nearby, saw the aftermath of what happened.

Seeing the armed police is always quite frightening because obviously, you know, they're not.

They're only gonna be there.

Something really serious happens on then.

You know that the second I start shouting t get back, then you just kind of do what you're told and then you're gonna have much time to process what's happening.

So I think I'm really now kind of processing what happens.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson thank the emergency service is for their quick response on the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan also released a statement saying he's in close contact with the Met commissioner on local representatives.