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| Officers shoot man in stolen car | Officers shoot man in stolen car |
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| A man who drove a stolen car towards a police vehicle in Dundonald has been shot by officers. | A man who drove a stolen car towards a police vehicle in Dundonald has been shot by officers. |
| The incident took place on the Comber Road at about 0140 GMT on Sunday after police had been following the car and another vehicle. | The incident took place on the Comber Road at about 0140 GMT on Sunday after police had been following the car and another vehicle. |
| Officers fired a number of shots, one of which hit the driver. He has been taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. | Officers fired a number of shots, one of which hit the driver. He has been taken to hospital, but his injuries are not believed to be serious. |
| The Police Ombudsman is examining the incident. One man has been arrested. | The Police Ombudsman is examining the incident. One man has been arrested. |
| A spokesman for the Police Ombudsman said the stolen car had collided twice with the police vehicle as it attempted to escape. | |
| He added the authority had mounted an independent, impartial investigation to establish the circumstances of what happened and said the investigation would be evidence based. | |
| "Our investigators are at the scene, and forensic scientists and scenes ofcrime officers have been tasked to attend," he said. |