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| Patrolling police officers shot at in Merton | Patrolling police officers shot at in Merton |
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| Police officers patrolling the streets of south London on Tuesday night were shot at by a man who they tried to speak to, the Met Police have said. | |
| The shooting happened on Morden Road in Merton at about 20:40 GMT, Scotland Yard said. | The shooting happened on Morden Road in Merton at about 20:40 GMT, Scotland Yard said. |
| The officers were not injured and no arrests have been made. | The officers were not injured and no arrests have been made. |
| Police have appealed for anybody who may have witnessed the shooting or who knows anything about it to come forward. | Police have appealed for anybody who may have witnessed the shooting or who knows anything about it to come forward. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "The officers attempted to stop a man to speak to him. He ran off and then fired a shot in their direction." |