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M5 shut after police car shot at | M5 shut after police car shot at |
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Shots have been fired at a police car after a BMW was stopped as part of a routine check in Gloucestershire. | Shots have been fired at a police car after a BMW was stopped as part of a routine check in Gloucestershire. |
The blue L-registered Series 3 BMW was parked in a lay-by outside Blooms Garden centre on the B4008 near junction 12 of the M5. | |
When the officers approached the car it drove off at high speed southbound onto the M5 and two shots were fired from the slip road. | |
The motorway has been closed in both directions between junctions 12 and 13. | |
It will not reopen until this afternoon. The B4008 from junction 12 of the M5 towards Stonehouse has also been closed and diversion signs are in place. | |
A police spokeswoman said there were at least two people in the car. | A police spokeswoman said there were at least two people in the car. |
No-one was injured but officers are now carrying out an investigation to find the car and its occupants. | No-one was injured but officers are now carrying out an investigation to find the car and its occupants. |