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Man shot in chest by armed police at Liverpool house | |
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A man has been shot in the chest by armed police at a house in Liverpool. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said investigators were at Shellingford Road, Dovecot, after a "non fatal police shooting". | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said investigators were at Shellingford Road, Dovecot, after a "non fatal police shooting". |
Neighbour Craig Chadwick said he saw armed police "move in with all the shooting" after seeing "the fella with a knife to his wife's throat". | Neighbour Craig Chadwick said he saw armed police "move in with all the shooting" after seeing "the fella with a knife to his wife's throat". |
North West Ambulance Service said the "conscious and breathing" man had been taken to the Royal Liverpool Hospital. | |
Merseyside Police said no officers had been injured. | Merseyside Police said no officers had been injured. |
The IPCC said that following the shooting, it had "declared an independent investigation". | The IPCC said that following the shooting, it had "declared an independent investigation". |
'Horrible' | |
Mr Chadwick said he had heard a police negotiator "trying to calm him down, but he was shaking his head at them". | Mr Chadwick said he had heard a police negotiator "trying to calm him down, but he was shaking his head at them". |
He said the moment armed officers entered the house was "horrible". | He said the moment armed officers entered the house was "horrible". |
"They had to throw [smoke] bombs into the house and then an ambulance came about half an hour later." | "They had to throw [smoke] bombs into the house and then an ambulance came about half an hour later." |
Neighbour Jenni Hurley told BBC Radio Merseyside that when she woke at about 07:30 BST, "there were all police cars in my street". | Neighbour Jenni Hurley told BBC Radio Merseyside that when she woke at about 07:30 BST, "there were all police cars in my street". |
"You could see everything. We could see the riot vans and they started putting the police tape up. | "You could see everything. We could see the riot vans and they started putting the police tape up. |
"At 08:30, we heard the gunshots then. It was about five or six - it went on for a while." | "At 08:30, we heard the gunshots then. It was about five or six - it went on for a while." |
She said she was unsure if the shots had come from inside or outside the house. | She said she was unsure if the shots had come from inside or outside the house. |