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Police fired at pursuing vehicle Police arrest three in shooting
(about 16 hours later)
Police officers have come under fire as they tried to stop a car in London. Police have arrested three people after officers came under fire as they tried to stop a stolen car in west London.
The uniformed officers were shot at after a car which had been reported lost or stolen failed to stop in Ladbroke Grove, west London. The uniformed officers were shot at after the car failed to stop in Ladbroke Grove.
Two officers needed treatment when the silver Audi, containing three people, later struck a police car which was blocking its path. Two officers needed hospital treatment when the silver Audi later struck a police car which was blocking its path.
One person was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after the incident in First Avenue at 1500 GMT on Wednesday. The men fled on foot and two were arrested a short time after the incident on Wednesday afternoon. A 16-year-old was arrested early Thursday.
The shots were fired through the rear window of the car as the officers, from Paddington Green station, followed the vehicle to Herries Street.The shots were fired through the rear window of the car as the officers, from Paddington Green station, followed the vehicle to Herries Street.
Witnesses wanted
The suspects drove onto a dirt track behind a bus garage in Westbourne Grove where another shot was fired at police "at close range", a Met Police spokeswoman said.The suspects drove onto a dirt track behind a bus garage in Westbourne Grove where another shot was fired at police "at close range", a Met Police spokeswoman said.
The Audi then struck a police vehicle waiting to stop it at the end of the track and the three people in the car made off on foot. The Audi A6 then struck a police vehicle waiting to stop it at the end of the track before the three men in the car made off on foot.
Officers gave chase and two people were later arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder and the other for possession of a firearm and aggravated vehicle-taking without the owner's consent. Officers gave chase and two were arrested - one on suspicion of attempted murder and the other for possession of a firearm and aggravated vehicle-taking without the owner's consent.
Police recovered a firearm.Police recovered a firearm.
Det Supt Martin Huxley of the Flying Squad said: "This is an extremely serious incident, risking the lives of both the officers and members of the public who were in the area."
Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the car since it was stolen from north-west London on 14 December.