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| Greenwich shooting: Man airlifted to hospital after armed police incident | Greenwich shooting: Man airlifted to hospital after armed police incident |
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| Cordons remain in place at the scene of the shooting | |
| A man has been taken to hospital after being shot by police in south-east London. | A man has been taken to hospital after being shot by police in south-east London. |
| Firearms officers responded to multiple 999 reports of a man with a firearm in Creek Road, Greenwich, at about 14:30 BST. | |
| An eyewitness described seeing a man with an item that "looked like a semi-automatic 9mm or Glock-style gun". | An eyewitness described seeing a man with an item that "looked like a semi-automatic 9mm or Glock-style gun". |
| There is no ongoing threat to the wider public, the Met Police said. The man's condition is not known. | There is no ongoing threat to the wider public, the Met Police said. The man's condition is not known. |
| 'Duct tape around his hand' | |
| He was treated by air ambulance staff before being taken to a major trauma centre, the London Ambulance Service said. | |
| No other injuries have been reported. Cordons and road closures are in place. | |
| Police have cordoned off both sides of the Creek Road river crossing | Police have cordoned off both sides of the Creek Road river crossing |
| Eyewitness Clare Thomas told the BBC she was in a car stuck in traffic when she saw a man with what looked like a handgun. | Eyewitness Clare Thomas told the BBC she was in a car stuck in traffic when she saw a man with what looked like a handgun. |
| Ms Thomas said: "He had duct tape around his hand and the gun was in his left hand. It looked like a semi-automatic 9mm or Glock-style gun. | Ms Thomas said: "He had duct tape around his hand and the gun was in his left hand. It looked like a semi-automatic 9mm or Glock-style gun. |
| "I'd say he was in his 30's to 40's. He was wearing a red top." | "I'd say he was in his 30's to 40's. He was wearing a red top." |
| Gemma Daly, 31, said she heard some shouting and then "a big bang" she believed was a gunshot. | |
| "Police were attending to a man on the side of the bridge," she said, adding that he was "clearly injured". | |
| "They removed his clothing", she said, describing how "a lot of people" were working on the man before he was put on a stretcher. |