Dive right in! Like the weather, the Daily Star's FREE newsletter is a scorcherA man has been shot and seriously injured after a stand-off with police in Runcorn, Cheshire.
Officers were called to an address at approximately 1:20pm on Wednesday afternoon after receiving concerned reports about the safety of a man there.When police arrived on the scene they found the man at the Knoll, an area of the town."During the incident a police firearm was discharged," Cheshire Police said in a statement. "The man sustained serious injuries and was taken to hospital."It remains unclear how or why the man was shot.
There is still a significant police presence in the area, with armed officers surrounding houses and a number of police cars on the scene.An.
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