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| Officers shoot suspected robber | Officers shoot suspected robber |
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| A suspected armed robber has been shot and seriously injured by police firearms officers in Lancashire. | A suspected armed robber has been shot and seriously injured by police firearms officers in Lancashire. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were in Haslingden on Friday night in an operation connected to a series of armed robberies. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were in Haslingden on Friday night in an operation connected to a series of armed robberies. |
| They fired an unspecified number of shots after making contact with three suspects on Blackburn Road. | They fired an unspecified number of shots after making contact with three suspects on Blackburn Road. |
| One man was shot and taken to hospital. All three were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit armed robbery. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was immediately informed and is handling the investigation. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was immediately informed and is handling the investigation. |
| The incident took place at 2200 BST on Friday during what was described as a "pre-planned operation" by GMP's Serious and Organised Crime group. | |
| Immediate deployment | Immediate deployment |
| It has not been disclosed whether the men were armed, or if any shots were fired at police. | It has not been disclosed whether the men were armed, or if any shots were fired at police. |
| But at least two firearms were discharged during the incident, which happened near a Co-op supermarket. | But at least two firearms were discharged during the incident, which happened near a Co-op supermarket. |
| The injured man was taken to hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable. | The injured man was taken to hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable. |
| The 29-year-old has also been placed under arrest, along with two other men aged 20 and 25. | |
| "The incident was referred to the IPCC and investigators were deployed immediately to the scene," said an IPCC spokesman. | "The incident was referred to the IPCC and investigators were deployed immediately to the scene," said an IPCC spokesman. |
| "Further information will be issued when available." | "Further information will be issued when available." |
| Investigations are continuing and IPCC investigators remain at the scene. | Investigations are continuing and IPCC investigators remain at the scene. |