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| Policeman hurt in city shooting | Policeman hurt in city shooting |
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| A policeman has undergone surgery after being seriously injured in a late-night shooting in Wolverhampton. | |
| The constable was shot twice in the shoulder at close range by a man he was following for acting suspiciously. | |
| The experienced 33-year-old officer is in a serious but stable condition in hospital with family at his bedside. | |
| House-to-house enquiries have been carried out in Oaklands Road and Penn Road in the Graiseley area. 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, who was in plain clothes, followed a man who had aroused suspicion at the Bromford Rise flats. | |
| The constable followed him to Penn Road and identified himself as a police officer before 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 | 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. | 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 the shooting was being treated as attempted murder. | |
| "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." |
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| Party-goers at the nearby Quality Hotel told how the music was stopped at about 2245 GMT. | 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. | 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." | "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. | She added that an abandoned silver Ford Focus car was in the middle of the street outside and the area had been sealed off. |