Down: Man injured in police shooting

A man has been injured after he was shot by police in the North.

The incident happened in Gilford in Co Down in the early hours of this morning.

The PSNI were responding to a report that a Range Rover had been stolen from a house in Craigavon.

The owner of the vehicle said he had been threatened by a man who said he had a petrol bomb.

A shot was fired by police, injuring the driver of the jeep in the abdomen.

He is being treated in hospital where his condition is described as not life-threatening.

The incident has been referred to the Police Ombudsman.