Man charged after officer shot with crossbow

Police at the scene of the incident in Buckinghamshire on 10 May

A man has been charged with multiple offences after a police officer was shot in the leg with a crossbow and another man was stabbed.

Thames Valley armed officers were called to School Close in Downley, near High Wycombe, on Friday,10 May.

A policeman and a man in his 60s were injured and officers shot and injured a suspect.

Jason King, 54, of School Close, has been charged with assaulting an emergency worker, wounding, possession of cannabis and other offences.

Police said it was "very fortunate no-one suffered life-threatening injuries"

At the time of the incident, which happened at about 18:00 BST, a suspect was shot by armed police and was said to have potentially life-changing injuries.

The police officer and the man who was stabbed were discharged from hospital shortly afterwards.

The defendant has been remanded in custody and has been charged with:

• two counts of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm

• two counts of possession of an offensive weapon in a private place

• one count of possession of an offensive weapon in a public place

• one count of affray

• one count of possession of a knife in a public place

• one count of criminal damage

• one count of cultivation of cannabis and one of possession of cannabis

• one count of assault by beating of an emergency worker

Mr King was due to appear at High Wycombe Magistrates' Court.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

The IOPC said unarmed officers responded initially and then armed response units arrived at about 18:35.

Firearms officers located a man with a crossbow in a park and one shot was fired at him.

First aid was provided by officers at the scene and the man was taken to hospital with serious injuries and was discharged this week.

IOPC regional director Charmaine Arbouin said: "Police shootings are fortunately rare, however given that a man has been seriously injured after being shot, it’s important that an independent investigation is carried out to establish what happened, not least because a police officer was also injured.

"No police officer is under investigation for either misconduct or criminality – they are being treated as witnesses."