A large number of officers, an air ambulance, a motorcycle paramedic and other emergency professionals all went to a bridge on Creek Road and pictures showed paramedics appearing to treat someone on the pavement. The man was taken to hospital and an investigation has been launched. The alert was launched as the Metropolitan Police received numerous 999 reports of an armed man after witnesses said they believed they had heard gunshots. “Firearms officers rushed to the scene. The man was located. A police weapon discharged and the man sustained a gunshot wound,” police said in a statement. “London Ambulance Service and the Air Ambulance also attended. He was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital. We are awaiting an update on his condition.” No other injuries were reported, Scotland Yard said, but there were “significant” cordons between the Greenwich Center and Dipford. (PA) “The investigation is in its early stages. At this time there does not appear to be an ongoing threat to the general public. “The Professional Standards Directorate has been informed.” A spokesman for London Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 2.42pm. today for reports of shots fired on Creek Road, Greenwich,” News Shopper reported. “We sent a number of resources including an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, a motorcycle paramedic, a doctor in a rapid response car and an incident response officer, and we also sent doctors from the London Air Ambulance. “We have taken a man to the scene and taken him as a priority to a major trauma centre.” A London Air Ambulance spokesman said: “Our advanced trauma team was airlifted by the London Ambulance Service at 2.47pm today to reports of a shooting in the Greenwich area. “Following treatment at the scene, the patient was airlifted to a major trauma hospital by London Air Ambulance.” The bridge at Creek Road was closed and the A200 was closed in both directions. People were asked to avoid the area. The number of police use of weapons in England and Wales has fallen to an eight-year low, latest figures show.
