Friday 5 August 2022 06:31 PM Met Police open fire and shoot man 'carrying a gun' before evacuating roads in ... trends now
The police have shot a man believed to be carrying a gun before evacuating roads in south-east London.
Officers responded to multiple 999 reports of a man with a firearm in Creek Road, Greenwich, at just after 2.30pm on Friday.
The Metropolitan Police said: 'Firearms officers attended the scene. The man was located. A police firearm was discharged and the man sustained a gunshot injury.
Gemma Daly, 31, from Whitstable, but staying in Greenwich, said she heard some shouting and then 'a big bang' which she believes was a gunshot.
She said she heard police sirens straight away, adding that the emergency services then started arriving.
Officers responded to multiple 999 reports of a man with a firearm in Creek Road, Greenwich, at just after 2.30pm today. Pictured: Officers at the scene
