Woman killed in shooting spree as she celebrated birthday with friends At this early stage, I believe the two women were innocent parties who were caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. I am appealing for anyone who witnessed the shooting, or who saw anything suspicion in the Kilburn area early this morning, to call police. One resident said he was "terrified" as five or six shots were fired in the back garden of his home at 5am on Saturday. The crime took place about two miles from Notting Hill just hours before the start of the annual festival. Kilburn serves as an overspill area and an important transport hub during the two day event. A post-mortem examination will take place later. Police will launch one of their largest operations of the year at the carnival. This year the Met is deploying "super recognisers" for the first time this year - or officers with the ability to remember hundreds of offenders' faces. The 17 officers can recall the faces, names, birth dates and other details of offenders - sometyimes years after seeing them either in person or on file. A Scotland Yard spokesman said the "super recognisers" would be in CCTV control rooms looking for anyone whose bail conditions prohibit them from being at the event, as well as identifying opportunists committing crime amid the crowds. The Met's "super recognisers" came to prominence during the investigation into the August 2011 riots, when a small number of officers were responsible for identifying 28 per cent of suspects captured on CCTV. One super recogniser alone identified nearly 300 offenders.