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Man 'serious' after police shooting
A man is being treated for gunshot wounds after armed police were called to a domestic disturbance, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said.
West Yorkshire Police firearms officers responded to a 999 call reporting an incident at a house in Whinney Hill Park, Brighouse, just after midnight.
Following their arrival there was a disturbance in the house during which a police firearm was discharged, the IPCC said.
A 44-year-old man was taken to Huddersfield Royal Infirmary with gunshot wounds. His condition is described as serious.
The IPCC said it had sent investigators to the scene. The commission investigates incidents involving police firearms in which people are injured.
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