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31/05/2007
Police support worker shot in training
A police support worker is being treated in hospital after being shot and injured during a firearms training session.
It is understood that the civilian employee was injured during a Thames Valley Police "firearms awareness training session" at Kidlington in Oxfordshire.
The wounded man, who has not been named, is understood to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been called in to investigate.
(KMcA/SP)
It is understood that the civilian employee was injured during a Thames Valley Police "firearms awareness training session" at Kidlington in Oxfordshire.
The wounded man, who has not been named, is understood to be in a serious but stable condition in hospital.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been called in to investigate.
(KMcA/SP)
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