Motorist shot by police after ‘driving directly at officers’ in bid to evade arrest
A motorist was shot by police after allegedly driving directly at officers in an attempt to evade arrest. The incident occurred in Whitefield, Bury, and the driver was hospitalized with a non-life-threatening injury. A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drug-related offenses, and investigations are ongoing.
- ▪The incident took place on Bury New Road at around 3pm on Friday.
- ▪The driver was shot in the arm and is expected to recover.
- ▪No police officers were injured during the incident.
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NewsUKCrimeMotorist shot by police after ‘driving directly at officers’ in bid to evade arrestA 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugsSam Hall Friday 22 May 2026 21:54 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2982289","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/greater-manchester-police-shot-driver-bury-b2982289.html","title":"Motorist shot by police after ‘driving directly at officers’ in bid to evade arrest"}}The driver of the car was taken to hospital for an injury to his arm (Terry…
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