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| Man wielding axe in Hull shot and injured by police | |
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| A man wielding an axe has been shot and injured by police in Hull. | |
| Humberside police said they attended the scene near the post office on Holderness Road, Hull, shortly after 9.20am “following reports of concerns for the safety of the public”. | |
| According to a police statement, the 31-year-old man, who has not been named, was injured at 9.37am after shots were fired by officers. | According to a police statement, the 31-year-old man, who has not been named, was injured at 9.37am after shots were fired by officers. |
| The man is receiving medical attention in hospital. Yorkshire ambulance service confirmed they had attended the scene. | |
| The Hull Daily Mail reported that there was a huge police presence in the area and said a number of roads had been closed. “Everywhere you go there’s a copper. It must be quite serious. It can’t be an accident because they wouldn’t shut this many roads,” one resident said. | |
| A witness, called Rachel, said she had heard two loud bangs and screaming. “We looked outside and there was a guy with his back against the kerb lying on the floor,” she told the paper. | |
| “There was blood everywhere. His jeans were slightly down and you could see his boxer shorts were covered in blood. It’s sad. At the end of the day whatever he’s done he’s got a mum somewhere, hasn’t he?” | |
| One woman tweeted: | One woman tweeted: |
| A spokesman for Humberside police said: “An investigation is under way and the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is standard practice in such incidents. | A spokesman for Humberside police said: “An investigation is under way and the incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is standard practice in such incidents. |
| “We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident at this time. As such, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this stage.” | “We are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident at this time. As such, it would be inappropriate for us to comment further at this stage.” |
| Ch Supt Scott Young told reporters near the scene of the shooting that police were not looking for anybody else in relation to the attack. “We also have no reason to believe that any terrorist incident has occurred,” he said. | |
| “We appreciate that people will be worried when they hear of this incident and as a result of that we’ve got community officers in the area, today and in the coming days, in order to speak to our communities an make sure they are kept informed. | |
| “I’d like to remind the public that these are extremely rare incidents.” |