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Police officer is shot by youth | Police officer is shot by youth |
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A police officer has been shot in south London, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. | A police officer has been shot in south London, the Metropolitan Police has confirmed. |
The officer, from Southwark, was unhurt in the shooting in Beaton Close, Peckham, in the early hours of Sunday. | |
No-one has been arrested but armed officers were brought in and a house in the area was searched. | No-one has been arrested but armed officers were brought in and a house in the area was searched. |
The officer was shot by a youth who was part of a group that appeared while the policeman was talking to another group of youngsters about a moped. | The officer was shot by a youth who was part of a group that appeared while the policeman was talking to another group of youngsters about a moped. |
A police spokesman would not say what type of firearm was used, but said no weapon had been recovered at the scene. | A police spokesman would not say what type of firearm was used, but said no weapon had been recovered at the scene. |
Officers from the Met's Operation Trident unit, which investigates gun crimes involving members of the capital's black community, are investigating. | Officers from the Met's Operation Trident unit, which investigates gun crimes involving members of the capital's black community, are investigating. |
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