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Man shot in arm and six arrested in Birmingham raid Man shot in arm and six arrested in Birmingham raid
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A man was shot by armed officers during a dawn raid that led to six people being arrested, police have said.A man was shot by armed officers during a dawn raid that led to six people being arrested, police have said.
Officers injured the man in the arm, after they forced entry to a house in Birmingham at about 05:00 BST, West Midlands Police said.Officers injured the man in the arm, after they forced entry to a house in Birmingham at about 05:00 BST, West Midlands Police said.
Four men and two women were arrested and a firearm was recovered during the raid in Shepherds Gardens, Edgbaston.Four men and two women were arrested and a firearm was recovered during the raid in Shepherds Gardens, Edgbaston.
Police said the man who was shot was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.Police said the man who was shot was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The matter has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which said it had sent officers to the scene following the "pre-planned police operation". The matter has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which said it had sent investigators to the scene following the "pre-planned police operation".
In a statement, the IOPC added that initial information suggested a single shot was fired by an officer who was searching for a man wanted in connection with a firearms offence.
The man who was shot was in his 30s, according to the IOPC.
All those arrested remain in police custody.All those arrested remain in police custody.
The firearm has since been sent for forensic examination. Police said the men, aged 21, 35, 45 and 52, and women, aged 59 and 64, are from Birmingham.
The men aged 21, 35, 45 and 52 and women aged 59 and 64 are all from Birmingham, police said. The recovered firearm has been sent for forensic examination.
It is the first shooting of a suspect by West Midlands Police since Sharif Cousins was injured whilst claiming he was unarmed and had his hands up, in July last year, the IOPC said. It is the first time someone has been shot by West Midlands Police since Sharif Cousins was injured in July 2017, the IOPC said.
Before Mr Sharif was injured, no-one had been shot by a force officer since 2000, police said. Mr Cousins said he was unarmed with his hands up when he was hurt.
Before then, no-one had been shot by a force officer since 2000, police said.