Police corner off Mandeville street after a man is shot by armed police
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched a investigation after a man in his twenties was shot by the police in Hackney late last night.
At 22:50 last night the police responded to a call following reports of an armed robbery at an address in Mandeville Street Clapton.
A police firearm was discharged and a man was shot. The man has been taken to the Royal London Hospital and is now said to be in a critical condition.
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘A police firearm was discharged and a man was injured. He has been taken by the London Ambulance Service to an east London hospital. A condition update awaits. No reports of any other persons injured.’
Forensics are now at the scene and a gun specialist has been called in from Oxford.
Keep checking our website for updates on this story.
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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched a investigation after a man in his twenties was shot by the police in Hackney late last night.
At 22:50 last night the police responded to a call following reports of an armed robbery at an address in Mandeville Street Clapton.
A police firearm was discharged and a man was shot. The man has been taken to the Royal London Hospital and is now said to be in a critical condition.
The Metropolitan Police said: ‘A police firearm was discharged and a man was injured. He has been taken by the London Ambulance Service to an east London hospital. A condition update awaits. No reports of any other persons injured.’
Forensics are now at the scene and a gun specialist has been called in from Oxford.
Keep checking our website for updates on this story.
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