Overview
- Officers tried to stop a car on Bury New Road in Whitefield on Friday, May 22, and shot the driver after the vehicle was driven directly at officers; the man suffered an arm injury that police describe as non‑life‑threatening.
- The 20‑year‑old driver was arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs, taken to hospital with a suspected broken elbow, and has since been released on bail.
- A search of an address in Radcliffe after the incident uncovered a firearm and a significant quantity of Class A and Class B drugs.
- GMP’s Serious Crime Division arrested a 40‑year‑old in Radcliffe on Tuesday on suspicion of supply of Class A and B drugs and possession of a firearm and ammunition.
- The IOPC has opened an independent probe into the non‑fatal shooting while GMP says its investigation is progressing and officers carried out a large cordon and forensic searches near the M60 junction to protect the public and gather evidence.