5 people have been arrested in connection to the London shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson

• Five people have been arrested in connection to the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson.
• Johnson, 27, was shot in the head in London on Sunday and is still in critical condition.
• Metropolitan police said that officers have arrested five males, aged 17, 18, 19, 25, and 28 on suspicion of attempted murder.

Five people have been arrested in connection to the shooting of Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson, London's Metropolitan Police said on Wednesday.

Johnson, 27, was shot in the head in London early on Sunday and is still in critical condition.

Metropolitan police said that officers have arrested five males, aged 17, 18, 19, 25, and 28 on suspicion of attempted murder.

"While the investigation remains in its early stages, these arrests show that progress is being made," Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard said in a statement. "However, I would continue to appeal to those who may hold information about the events that led to Sasha receiving her horrific injuries, or about those responsible, to do the right thing and come forward and speak to police."

Police said in a previous statement that Johnson had been at a party with approximately 30 guests when she was shot in the early hours of Sunday.

"Shortly before 3am, four black males wearing dark clothing have gained entry into the garden through a side entrance and in the ensuing melee a firearm has been discharged injuring Sasha," Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard said in a statement, adding that the suspects then fled the garden and the investigation was ongoing.

The Taking The Initiative Party said in a statement on social media that the mother of three was shot after "numerous death threats."

A statement from London's Metropolitan Police issued on Sunday pushed back on the group's claim that she had been the target of previous threats.

"While the investigation is at an early stage, there is nothing to suggest that the woman who was shot was the subject of a targeted attack or that she had received any credible threats against her prior to this incident," the statement said.

The statement said Johnson is an active member of BLM and the party, which says on its site focuses on issues including "the benefits system, education, housing, the spate of knife crime, managed discrimination, and taxation."

"Sasha has always been actively fighting for black people and the injustices that surround the black community, as well as being both a member of BLM and a member of Taking the Initiative Party's Executive Leadership Committee," the group said in a statement after the shooting.