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| A man is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the stomach by a police officer during an incident at Ebbw Vale, south Wales. | A man is in critical condition in hospital after being shot in the stomach by a police officer during an incident at Ebbw Vale, south Wales. |
| The shooting happened after firearms officers and negotiators went to Moor View, Rassau, on Tuesday night after claims a man with a gun was inside. | |
| At 2310 BST an officer fired a shot, wounding a 56-year-old, who is believed to live in the house. | At 2310 BST an officer fired a shot, wounding a 56-year-old, who is believed to live in the house. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. |
| Nobody else was injured in the incident which began to unfold when firearms officers responded to reports of an armed man inside the semi-detached property at 2200 BST. | Nobody else was injured in the incident which began to unfold when firearms officers responded to reports of an armed man inside the semi-detached property at 2200 BST. |
| Gwent Police referred the shooting to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) in accordance with standard procedures. | |
| Recently widowed | Recently widowed |
| In a statement, the IPCC said the man, who had been armed, had undergone surgery at Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital where his condition was described as critical. | In a statement, the IPCC said the man, who had been armed, had undergone surgery at Abergavenny's Nevill Hall Hospital where his condition was described as critical. |
| IPCC commissioner John Crawley said: "This is a serious incident and we will conduct a thorough and comprehensive independent investigation into the circumstances of this shooting." | |
| Many neighbours in the cul-de-sac just below the main A465 road from Ebbw Vale to Merthyr Tydfil said they were unaware of any disturbance. | Many neighbours in the cul-de-sac just below the main A465 road from Ebbw Vale to Merthyr Tydfil said they were unaware of any disturbance. |
| The man lost his mother earlier this week and was widowed about a year ago. | The man lost his mother earlier this week and was widowed about a year ago. |
| His brother said another of the man's sons had died in a car accident. | His brother said another of the man's sons had died in a car accident. |
| "He did go out with a few friends to have a few beers yesterday, but I understand he was on his own in the house when it happened," he said. | "He did go out with a few friends to have a few beers yesterday, but I understand he was on his own in the house when it happened," he said. |
| Bad memories | Bad memories |
| "That's what I understand, but he has been suffering with depression, you know, obviously the three deaths. | "That's what I understand, but he has been suffering with depression, you know, obviously the three deaths. |
| "Then, of course, when my mother died suddenly the day before yesterday that brought bad memories back to him." | "Then, of course, when my mother died suddenly the day before yesterday that brought bad memories back to him." |
| He is understood to have lived in the house with his son in his twenties, while his daughter, a mother-of-three, lived nearby in Ebbw Vale. | |
| People in the area described him as being very pleasant. | People in the area described him as being very pleasant. |
| An area of the cul-de-sac has been cordoned off and scenes of crime and forensic officers remain at the scene on Wednesday morning. |