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| Police arrest three in shooting | Police arrest three in shooting |
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| Police have arrested three people after officers came under fire as they tried to stop a stolen car in west 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 the car failed to stop in Ladbroke Grove. | The uniformed officers were shot at after the car failed to stop in Ladbroke Grove. |
| Two officers needed hospital treatment when the silver Audi 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. |
| 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 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 | Witnesses wanted |
| The suspects drove onto a dirt track behind a bus garage in Westbourne Park where another shot was fired at police "at close range", a Met Police spokeswoman said. | |
| 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. | 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 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. | 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." | 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. | Police are appealing for witnesses who may have seen the car since it was stolen from north-west London on 14 December. |