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| Police surround car, 'several shots fired' in incident near Bristol - witnesses | Police surround car, 'several shots fired' in incident near Bristol - witnesses |
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| Motorists claim several shots have been fired in a police incident on the M5 motorway near Bristol. | Motorists claim several shots have been fired in a police incident on the M5 motorway near Bristol. |
| David Ellison has told BBC Radio Bristol: “As I came out of Portishead ... police were ahead of me. | David Ellison has told BBC Radio Bristol: “As I came out of Portishead ... police were ahead of me. |
| “They surrounded [a car]. They shot maybe five, six or ten times. Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. | “They surrounded [a car]. They shot maybe five, six or ten times. Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. |
| “It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars. They shot through the passenger window. | “It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars. They shot through the passenger window. |
| “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. | “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. |
| “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa - or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” | “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa - or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” |
| The incident happened just off the M5 junction towards Portishead, which has been closed to all traffic. | The incident happened just off the M5 junction towards Portishead, which has been closed to all traffic. |
| Avon & Somerset police tweeted the A369 is closed due to a “police incident.” | |
| Emergency services and an air ambulance are in attendance. | |
| Police say motorists will be unable to access the junction for some time. | |
| Facebook users reported witnessing a “police shootout” on the junction. | |
| According to Bristol Post reporter Heather Pickstock, who is on the scene, a man was chased off the motorway by police before being shot through the window of his car. | |
| Posting on the Facebook page Hello Portishead, Mark De Lancey said: “I got up on the roundabout as the police were smashing the guys window and dragging him out. God knows what was happening.” | |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, Sue Mountstevens, cancelled a Facebook Live event planned by the force due to “unforeseen circumstances,” though it is not clear whether the cancellation is related to the incident. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said it had been notified of an “incident” by the force. | |
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