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Police shoot man during dawn raid on Birmingham house Police shoot man in dawn raid on Birmingham house
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A man has been shot and injured by police during a dawn raid in which six people were arrested for firearms offences. A man has been injured after being shot by police in Birmingham during a dawn raid.
Officers forced entry to the house in Shepherds Gardens, Edgbaston, Birmingham, at about 5am on Tuesday, West Midlands police said. Officers from West Midlands police forced their way into the house in Edgbaston at about 5am looking for a man wanted in connection with a firearms offence, the force said.
The man shot by police was taken to hospital with an arm injury. It was not believed to be life-threatening. Four men – aged 21, 35, 45 and 52 – and two women, aged 59 and 64, were arrested during the operation and a firearm was recovered. They are being held on suspicion of firearms offences.
The force said four men, aged 21, 35, 45 and 52, and two women, aged 59 and 64, were arrested during the raid and a firearm recovered at the scene. “Another man at the address was shot by police during the warrant and has been taken to hospital with an arm injury,” a force spokesman said. “It is not believed to be life threatening.”
The six arrested, all from Birmingham, remain in police custody. The incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Police said inquiries were at an early stage. A gun recovered at the house was seized for forensic examination.
The force added that the arrests were unconnected to the Conservative party conference, which is taking place in the city. The force said the arrests were not connected to the Conservative party conference in the city.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it was investigating the incident.
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