Man hospitalised after police shooting in Bristol

A man in his 40s is in a stable condition in hospital after police firearms were discharged during an incident in Bristol on 22 October.
Armed officers from Avon and Somerset Police responded to Fishponds Road in Eastville following a 999 call reporting a suspected firearm.
Police firearms were discharged before negotiators arrived at the scene, though no officers were injured and no arrests have been made.
The injured man was treated by paramedics at the scene before being transported to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A mandatory referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, and a police cordon remains in place while enquiries continue.

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