A man was shot by a GMP firearms officer on Bury New Road in Whitefield after police say he failed to stop and drove directly at officers

Witnesses heard a 'shot being fired' as armed police swarmed an area of Bury New Road in Whitefield today - police say it was an officer who opened fire

Officers from Greater Manchester Police attempted to stop the motorist who drove his car directly towards them as he tried to get away.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of being concerned in the supply of class A drugs

A man was shot by a GMP firearms officer on Bury New Road in Whitefield after police say he failed to stop and drove directly at officers

Police pursuing a vehicle in Whitefield said the driver failed to stop and drove directly at officers to get away, before he was shot in the arm and taken to hospital