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| Policeman hurt in city shooting | Policeman hurt in city shooting |
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| A police officer has been seriously injured in a late-night shooting. | A police officer has been seriously injured in a late-night shooting. |
| The officer was shot twice in the shoulder by a man he was following for acting suspiciously in Wolverhampton. | The officer was shot twice in the shoulder by a man he was following for acting suspiciously in Wolverhampton. |
| The 33-year-old constable, who has not been named, was taken to hospital, where his condition is described as serious but stable. | The 33-year-old constable, who has not been named, was taken to hospital, where his condition is described as serious but stable. |
| Police are carrying out house-to-house enquiries in Oaklands Road and Penn Road, near the city centre. A large area around the scene is sealed off. | |
| 'Incredible bravery' | 'Incredible bravery' |
| A West Midlands Police spokesman said the incident happened about 2230 GMT when the officer followed a man who had aroused suspicion at the Bromford Rise flats. | |
| The officer followed him to Penn Road when the man produced a weapon, shooting and seriously injuring him. | The officer followed him to Penn Road when the man produced a weapon, shooting and seriously injuring him. |
| Criminals resort to extreme measures and we will do all we can to protect the community Assistant Chief Constable Anil Patani | |
| Police said the offender was believed to be a black man, about 6ft 2in tall with an athletic build and dark coloured clothing. | |
| Assistant Chief Constable Anil Patani said: "This incident demonstrates our officers' commitment to keeping the community safe. | Assistant Chief Constable Anil Patani said: "This incident demonstrates our officers' commitment to keeping the community safe. |
| "West Midlands police officers routinely challenge suspicious criminal behaviour and this demonstrates they are incredibly brave in doing so. | "West Midlands police officers routinely challenge suspicious criminal behaviour and this demonstrates they are incredibly brave in doing so. |
| "Criminals resort to extreme measures and we will do all we can to protect the community." | "Criminals resort to extreme measures and we will do all we can to protect the community." |
| Party-goers at the nearby Quality Hotel told how the music was stopped at about 2245 GMT. | |
| Leanne Smith, 20, said: "We all wondered what was going on but eventually some police officers came in and said there had been an incident. | |
| "We found out later a policeman had been shot." | |
| She added that an abandoned silver Ford Focus car was in the middle of the street outside and the area had been sealed off. |