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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryam Zakir-Hussain

Man hospitalised after police shooting in Bristol

Police Bristol
  • A man in his 40s is in a stable condition in hospital after police firearms were discharged during an incident in Bristol on 22 October.
  • Armed officers from Avon and Somerset Police responded to Fishponds Road in Eastville following a 999 call reporting a suspected firearm.
  • Police firearms were discharged before negotiators arrived at the scene, though no officers were injured and no arrests have been made.
  • The injured man was treated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
  • A mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct , and a police cordon remains in place while enquiries continue.

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Man seriously injured in police shooting at Bristol property

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