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M5 shut after police car shot at M5 shut after police car shot at
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Shots have been fired at a police car after a BMW was stopped as part of a routine check in Gloucestershire.Shots have been fired at a police car after a BMW was stopped as part of a routine check in Gloucestershire.
The blue Series 3 BMW was parked in a lay-by outside Blooms Garden centre on the B4008 near junction 12 of the M5. The blue L-registered Series 3 BMW was parked in a lay-by outside Blooms Garden centre on the B4008 near junction 12 of the M5.
When the officers approached the car it drove off at high speed southbound onto the M5 and two shots were fire. When the officers approached the car it drove off at high speed southbound onto the M5 and two shots were fired from the slip road.
The motorway has been closed in both directions between junctions 12 and 13 and is likely to remain closed until early afternoon. The motorway has been closed in both directions between junctions 12 and 13.
It will not reopen until this afternoon. The B4008 from junction 12 of the M5 towards Stonehouse has also been closed and diversion signs are in place.
A police spokeswoman said there were at least two people in the car.A police spokeswoman said there were at least two people in the car.
No-one was injured but officers are now carrying out an investigation to find the car and its occupants.No-one was injured but officers are now carrying out an investigation to find the car and its occupants.