Man charged over Welling police shooting
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-29496149 Version 0 of 1. A man has been charged over the shooting of a police officer in south-east London. Michael Olsen, 51, is accused of causing grievous bodily harm, threats to kill, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of ammunition and dangerous driving. Mr Olsen, from Dartford, will appear at Bexley Magistrates' Court on Monday. He was arrested after a policeman was shot in the hand while approaching a suspect in Welling on Friday night. Police had been called out to reports of a car hitting a number of other vehicles and then a lamppost on Westwood Lane, near the junction with Wendover Way. One of the responding officers, a police constable, suffered a gunshot wound to the hand. The wounded PC and a colleague were taken to hospital before being discharged. |