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| Wimbledon: Man shot by police during planned operation | Wimbledon: Man shot by police during planned operation |
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| A man has been shot by police during a planned operation. | A man has been shot by police during a planned operation. |
| A witness said he saw two men trying to rob a van outside a Sainsbury's in Wimbledon, south-west London, when officers "swarmed out of the bushes". | |
| The Met Police said the man was taken to hospital after the shooting in Lacock Close at about 08:10 GMT. | |
| The force said it was waiting for an update on his condition. A second man has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to rob. | |
| The witness, who did not want to be named, said he saw two men raiding the van before armed police "bounded on them". | |
| "Seven shots were fired. The cops were waiting for them," he added. | |
| The witness said one of the men then ran up the street holding a gun and "when he saw he was turning into a cul-de-sac he turned and fired on the cops, then they returned fire". | |
| London Ambulance Service said paramedics "treated a person at the scene and took them as a priority to a major trauma centre". | |
| A Sainsbury's spokesperson said that an "incident took place outside our Haydons Road Local" and they were "supporting the police with their investigation". | |
| The operation involved officers from the force's Flying Squad who were supported by armed colleagues, the Met confirmed. | |
| Haydon's Road has been cordoned off by police between Quicks Road and South Park Road, and North Road is also shut while investigations take place. | Haydon's Road has been cordoned off by police between Quicks Road and South Park Road, and North Road is also shut while investigations take place. |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an independent investigation into the shooting. | The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an independent investigation into the shooting. |
| A spokesperson said the Met had "referred itself to us, as is normal for all incidents involving police shootings and we have sent our investigators to the scene". | A spokesperson said the Met had "referred itself to us, as is normal for all incidents involving police shootings and we have sent our investigators to the scene". |
| The Met's internal Directorate of Professional Standards has also been informed. | The Met's internal Directorate of Professional Standards has also been informed. |
| The Flying Squad is a branch of the Met's Serious and Organised Crime Command who investigate armed robberies with detectives trained in firearms and covert surveillance roles. | The Flying Squad is a branch of the Met's Serious and Organised Crime Command who investigate armed robberies with detectives trained in firearms and covert surveillance roles. |
| Some of their most famous investigations include The Great Train Robbery and the Brinks-Mat security depot robbery. | Some of their most famous investigations include The Great Train Robbery and the Brinks-Mat security depot robbery. |
| How common are armed police operations? | |
| The number of police firearms operations in England and Wales has risen over the past three years reaching 18,746 in the year ending March 2018. | |
| However, this is an overall decrease from its peak in 2008-09 (when comparable records began) when there were 23,181 operations. | |
| Despite the large number of operations, the number of incidents when firearms have been discharged by police is low - just 12 in 2017-18. | |
| Overall, the number of armed police officers is at its highest since 2012, with 6,459 across all police forces. |