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| Police officers shoot man in Hull street | Police officers shoot man in Hull street |
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| Police officers have shot and injured a 31-year-old man in a Hull street. | Police officers have shot and injured a 31-year-old man in a Hull street. |
| Humberside Police said armed officers had been sent to the Holderness Road area at around 09:20 GMT following reports of a man with an axe. | |
| The man was shot on Francis Street about 20 minutes later. The man is receiving medical treatment. | |
| The force said the incident had been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and an investigation is underway. | |
| More on this and other Hull stories | More on this and other Hull stories |
| Chief Supt Scott Young said: "I can confirm a man was shot and injured on Francis Street in Hull. | |
| "Officers were attending a call to service on Holderness Road to a man with an axe." | |
| 'Scary situation' | 'Scary situation' |
| He said he was unable to give any further information while the IPCC was investigating. | |
| He did confirm the force was not looking for any other individuals in connection with the incident. | |
| One builder working nearby said he heard gunshots. | One builder working nearby said he heard gunshots. |
| "I heard two fires, that's all I heard really," he said. | "I heard two fires, that's all I heard really," he said. |
| "It was scary, a scary situation." | "It was scary, a scary situation." |
| Rachael, who was attending a training course in a nearby building, said she heard two "loud bangs and screaming". | Rachael, who was attending a training course in a nearby building, said she heard two "loud bangs and screaming". |
| "Then we looked out the window and he was laid on the floor," she said. | "Then we looked out the window and he was laid on the floor," she said. |
| "He had what looked like two large sort of cuts, slashes things low down and there was blood coming out of them. | "He had what looked like two large sort of cuts, slashes things low down and there was blood coming out of them. |
| "There were about four or six (police officers) with him on the floor and he was trying to sit up, obviously he was bleeding quite a lot." | "There were about four or six (police officers) with him on the floor and he was trying to sit up, obviously he was bleeding quite a lot." |