Armed police shoot crossbow attacker in High Wycombe after one officer is shot ... trends now
Armed police have shot a crossbow attacker in High Wycombe after an officer was shot in the leg and a man in his sixties was stabbed in a quiet neighbourhood.
Units descended on the village of Downley yesterday at around 6pm following reports of a 54-year-old man armed wielding a crossbow.
When armed police arrived, the man in question shot a police officer with the weapon.
He was then shot and arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and has been taken to hospital under police supervision with potentially life-changing injuries.
A man in his sixties suffered a stab wound and was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
Thames Valley Police officers searching the scene at School Close, Downley after reports a police officer was shot with a crossbow
Police have cordoned off the area after they were called to a dispute where a cross-bow wielding neighbour fired at a police officer
A video taken by a local resident shows armed police, a dog handler and a police car arriving at Downley, north of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire.
In the clip, a police officer shouts 'have you been shot?' and 'get into hard cover'.
A resident, who wished to remain anonymous, told Bucks Free Press there had been trouble on Wednesday night between neighbours and it was very loud but they were unsure what had happened.
The local said that police were called and when they arrived, the neighbour shot one in the leg with his crossbow before being shot by police.
Residents were told to stay away as roads
