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| Man injured in police shooting | Man injured in police shooting |
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| A 44-year-old man has been shot by police at a house in West Yorkshire. | A 44-year-old man has been shot by police at a house in West Yorkshire. |
| The man is understood to be in a serious condition in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with gunshot wounds. | The man is understood to be in a serious condition in Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with gunshot wounds. |
| West Yorkshire Police firearms officers responded to a 999 call and a shot was fired in the property in Whinney Park in Brighouse just after midnight. | West Yorkshire Police firearms officers responded to a 999 call and a shot was fired in the property in Whinney Park in Brighouse just after midnight. |
| A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed it is investigating the circumstances of the incident. | A spokesman for the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed it is investigating the circumstances of the incident. |
| 'Shocking area' | |
| An IPCC statement said: "West Yorkshire Police firearms officers responded to a 999 call reporting a domestic incident at a house in Whinney Hill Park, Brighouse at approximately 0010 GMT. | An IPCC statement said: "West Yorkshire Police firearms officers responded to a 999 call reporting a domestic incident at a house in Whinney Hill Park, Brighouse at approximately 0010 GMT. |
| "Following the arrival of the firearms officers there was a disturbance in the house during which a police firearm was discharged." | "Following the arrival of the firearms officers there was a disturbance in the house during which a police firearm was discharged." |
| An area surrounding the first five houses in Whinney Hill Park was taped off as police guarded the scene. | An area surrounding the first five houses in Whinney Hill Park was taped off as police guarded the scene. |
| One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said she heard a number of shots being fired in the early hours of the morning. | One neighbour, who did not wish to be named, said she heard a number of shots being fired in the early hours of the morning. |
| "We heard a few shots being fired, I think, but we thought it was fireworks," she said. | "We heard a few shots being fired, I think, but we thought it was fireworks," she said. |
| June Moorhouse, 49, who lives in the road behind Whinney Hill Park, said she felt afraid in the area. | June Moorhouse, 49, who lives in the road behind Whinney Hill Park, said she felt afraid in the area. |
| She said: "I heard a lot of noise last night, but I didn't go and see what it was. | She said: "I heard a lot of noise last night, but I didn't go and see what it was. |
| "This area is rough. I've been trying to get moved. | "This area is rough. I've been trying to get moved. |
| "There are loads of drug dealers, people out on the street at God knows what hours. It's a shocking area." | "There are loads of drug dealers, people out on the street at God knows what hours. It's a shocking area." |