Man shot in taxi incident

Armed police shot a man through a taxi window after he did not respond to repeated warnings to get out of the vehicle, a witness has said.

The suspect suffered an injury to his upper arm or shoulder and was taken to hospital following the incident in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, at 10.46am yesterday

Durham Police said a man was shot after officers received reports of a suspect being seen with a handgun.

Police forensics officers were at the scene, close to the Masons Arms pub in the Etherley Dene area, and a white tent has been put up next to a parked people carrier-type taxi.