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Police Shoot Motorist After Car Drove at Officers in Whitefield

An independent IOPC investigation will determine whether the firearms discharge was justified.

Overview

  • Police say officers tried to stop a vehicle on Bury New Road and a firearms officer fired after the car failed to stop and drove directly at officers on Friday.
  • The driver, a 20-year-old man, was taken to hospital with an arm injury described by police as neither life‑threatening nor life‑changing.
  • Greater Manchester Police arrested a 20-year-old at the scene on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of Class A drugs.
  • Overnight searches of an address in Radcliffe recovered a firearm and a significant quantity of Class A and Class B drugs, police said.
  • The IOPC has opened an independent inquiry, its investigators attended the scene, and forensic teams continue evidence gathering to establish whether the use of force was lawful.