A man in a wheelchair was shot by police marksmen in Keynsham after threatening officers with a shotgun.
The drama began after police were called to what has been described as a domestic incident in Minsmere Road in Keynsham at around 6pm yesterday evening.
Neighbours said the man in a wheelchair, believed to be in his late 40s, confronted police with a shotun on his doorstep.
He was shot in the leg by police and later taken to Frenchay Hospital in Bristol.
Claire Stanley, Avon and Somerset Police spokeswoman, said: "We were called to a domestic incident involving a firearm in Minsmere Road, Keynsham, shortly after 6pm.
"We attended the address and were threatened with a firearm.
"A man was injured and was taken to hospital where he remains."
A Great Western Ambulance spokeswoman said the man had been taken to the trauma unit at Frenchay Hospital with a leg injury.
Minsmere Road remans closed this morning between Hurn Lane and Windrush Road.
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