Watchdog launches investigation after Metropolitan Police officers shoot armed suspect

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Scotland Yard confronted a suspected gunman during a 'serious incident' in Creek Road, Greenwich, southeast London on Friday afternoon - which is not believed to be terror related

Emergency services, including medics from London's Air Ambulance, attended the scene.

The man was taken as a priority to a major trauma centre, a London Ambulance Service spokesperson said. His injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.Scotland Yard confirmed a police firearm was discharged and the man sustained a gunshot wound. The incident is not thought to be terror related, a force spokesperson said, adding that at present, there does not appear to be an"ongoing threat to the wider public".

 

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