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Probe over shot fired during arrests

Arresti a South Belfast

An investigation has been launched by the Police Ombudsman after an officer fired a shot during the arrest of four men in south Belfast.

It happened when police stopped a vehicle in the Donegall Road area on Wednesday night.

The men are believed to have been detained following a car chase through the city. A shot was fired but no-one was injured.

Investigators from the ombudsman’s office were informed and have begun their inquiries.

They said: “The Police Ombudsman’s Office has begun an investigation after a shot was discharged by a police officer in the Donegall Road area of south Belfast on Wed 6 Nov.

“The incident happened after police stopped a vehicle. It is understood no one was injured by the shot. A number of people have been arrested. Police Ombudsman investigators have been tasked to the scene, which has been cordoned off for examination.”

Witnesses at the scene said the car had been forced off the road by a police vehicle. Police would only say the arrests followed on from “an earlier police operation”.

A PSNI spokeswoman confirmed one shot had been fired and the matter had been referred to the Police Ombudsman’s Office, as is normal procedure.

The Donegall Road was cordoned off for a period while police carried out the arrests.

All discharges of police firearms in Northern Ireland are automatically referred by the Chief Constable to the Police Ombudsman’s Office for independent investigation.

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René Querin

Di professione grafico e web designer, sono appassionato di trekking e innamorato dell'Irlanda e della sua storia. Insieme ad Andrea Varacalli ho creato e gestisco Les Enfants Terribles.

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