Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) launches investigation after man was shot by Nottinghamshire Police in Ollerton
An investigation has been launched by the The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a man was shot by Nottinghamshire Police in Ollerton.
Firearms officers carried out a search of the area, the IOPC has said, and encountered a man who was in possession of a knife.
A police firearm was discharged during the incident and a 56-year-old man sustained a gunshot injury and remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition. Full details of the case have yet to be released.
The incident was referred to the IOPC shortly after the shooting and an independent investigation has now been launched, with a police firearm and officers’ body worn video recovered and viewed.
IOPC Regional Director Emily Barry, said: “Police shootings still remain rare but when they do happen, it’s right for public confidence that the decision to discharge a firearm is thoroughly examined.
“We quickly sent IOPC investigators to the scene; they have already made good progress and seized evidence for examination.
“We have already viewed the officers’ body worn video to make an initial assessment of the circumstances. The footage verifies that the man was in possession of a knife as he approached the officers.
“All of the officers involved are being treated as witnesses at this time.
“Our enquiries continue, and we will endeavour to work through these as efficiently as possible in order to understand exactly what happened.”
Sherwood Forest MP Michelle Welsh has said that she is “deeply concerned” following the incident, and has asked the public not to speculate while the facts of the case are established.