21/08/2013

Man Shot By Police In East London

A man has been arrested in an east London hospital where he is being treated for gunshot wounds.

It is understood that the man was shot by armed police at around 8.15pm in the Hale End Road in Walthamstow. Police had responded to reports of a man with a handgun.

The man was treated at the scene for a gunshot wound to the arm before being transferred to ambulance where he was subsequently arrested.

His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

(MH/JP)

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