Statement following welfare concern in Portishead

We were called at around 3.45pm today (Wednesday 30 April) to Merlin Park, in Portishead, to check on the welfare of a man. Armed officers were deployed due to the mention of a firearm and negotiators attempted to engage with a man inside a property. Sometime later a police firearm was discharged. A man has been taken to hospital to receive treatment for an injury to his hand which is…
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