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Man shot by armed police in Great Dunmow | Man shot by armed police in Great Dunmow |
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A man has been shot by armed police in Essex following reports he was carrying two firearms. | A man has been shot by armed police in Essex following reports he was carrying two firearms. |
Essex Police said officers were called to Knights Way in Great Dunmow at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday. | Essex Police said officers were called to Knights Way in Great Dunmow at about 22:00 BST on Tuesday. |
The man, who was left with leg injuries, is the first person to be shot by Essex officers in more than 30 years, the head of the force confirmed. | The man, who was left with leg injuries, is the first person to be shot by Essex officers in more than 30 years, the head of the force confirmed. |
A police spokesman said a 48-year-old man from Great Dunmow had been arrested in relation to firearms offences. | A police spokesman said a 48-year-old man from Great Dunmow had been arrested in relation to firearms offences. |
The shooting has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The shooting has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh said it had been 31 years since Essex Police last shot someone. | Chief Constable Stephen Kavanagh said it had been 31 years since Essex Police last shot someone. |
"My officers train incredibly well for this. We'll give this to the IPCC. It's right that when we do shoot someone, we get held to account," he said. | "My officers train incredibly well for this. We'll give this to the IPCC. It's right that when we do shoot someone, we get held to account," he said. |
He added officers did not believe the incident was connected to anything else, and people living in Great Dunmow "need to be reassured we've got it all under control". | He added officers did not believe the incident was connected to anything else, and people living in Great Dunmow "need to be reassured we've got it all under control". |
A Great Dunmow resident, who did not wish to be named, said they heard "car brakes screaming like skidding on the road" on Tuesday night. | A Great Dunmow resident, who did not wish to be named, said they heard "car brakes screaming like skidding on the road" on Tuesday night. |
"I heard the police shouting 'put the gun down' a few times, and then heard a gunshot. | "I heard the police shouting 'put the gun down' a few times, and then heard a gunshot. |
"I'm a bit shaken up I guess - you don't expect it to happen in Dunmow." | "I'm a bit shaken up I guess - you don't expect it to happen in Dunmow." |
At the scene | |
BBC Essex reporter Richard Smith | |
Behind a police cordon in North Street, four police officers with rubber gloves are kneeling in the road in a row and conducting a fingertip search. | |
A section of road about 200m long has been sealed off with blue and white police tape at picturesque Market Square. | |
The shops are open but shoppers in the area are outnumbered by police. | |
A woman who saw it happen told us she heard a lot of commotion after going to bed, and saw the man fall to the ground after he was shot. | |
She said at first she'd thought he was dead, but then heard him groaning when he was put on a stretcher. |