London Lass
06-09-2008, 01:32 PM
Policeman shot dead in training
The factory is surrounded by wasteland and other industrial units
A police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest on a training exercise in Manchester.
The male Pc died in North Manchester General Hospital after the incident in Thorp Road, Newton Heath, a mile from the city centre, at about 1135 BST.
It was not immediately clear whether the officer had been shot accidentally by one of his own colleagues.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation into the fatal shooting.
In full: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7444163.stm
The factory is surrounded by wasteland and other industrial units
A police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest on a training exercise in Manchester.
The male Pc died in North Manchester General Hospital after the incident in Thorp Road, Newton Heath, a mile from the city centre, at about 1135 BST.
It was not immediately clear whether the officer had been shot accidentally by one of his own colleagues.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation into the fatal shooting.
In full: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/7444163.stm