A police officer has been shot and wounded during a stand-off with a gunman at a house in West Yorkshire.
The injured officer has been taken to hospital for treatment, but his injuries are not believed to be life threatening.
Police attended the property in the village of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, just before 10pm on Monday to arrest a man following an incident earlier in the day. However, when they arrived at the address, the man produced a gun and opened fire, wounding one of the officers.
Armed police have now cordoned off the area and surrounded the house, but the 42-year-old gunman has continued to fire shots, a spokesman for West Yorkshire Police said.
“Just after 10pm (on Monday) officers attended a domestic address in the Kirkheaton area of Huddersfield to arrest a man following an incident earlier in the day,” added the spokesman.
“The man produced a gun and fired at the officers. A male officer in his 20s was hit and attended hospital for minor injuries.
“Armed officers have now surrounded the premises and are trying to resolve the situation peacefully although shots have continually been fired at the officers.”
The spokesman said that no shots had been fired by the police and the gunman posed no “ongoing” risk to the general public.
It is believed he is the only person inside the property and it is not known what type of gun he possesses.
Police attended the address to arrest the man on suspicion of making threats towards another individual at a nearby property earlier in the day, the spokesman added.
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