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Investigation launched after man is shot following stand-off with armed police in Inverness

Inverness knife man Krzystof Andruczak wearing camouflage and a gas mask armed with a knife. He is now in hospital
Krzystof Andruczak faced police wearing a gas mask and was armed with a knife

An investigation has been launched after a 40-year-old man was arrested after being shot in connection with an incident on Polvanie View in Inverness.

Officers attended a property in the area after reports of concern for a person. On arrival, they found the property on fire.

A man was arrested in connection with the incident and taken to Raigmore Hospital after being shot at the scene following the stand-off.


Update: Residents react to Polvanie View incident after man is arrested and reportedly shot


Eye witness accounts on social media claim the man was shot in the leg.

The incident happened at Polvanie View at around 4pm. No one was injured in the fire and police have confirmed the incident has been contained.

Police say there is no risk to the wider public following this afternoon’s incident.

Due to police having shot the man, an investigation has now been launched and the incident has been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner for review.

Chief Superintendent Conrad Trickett said: “We want to reassure the public that this incident is contained and there is no threat to the wider public.

“There will be extra patrols in the area over the coming days and anyone with any concerns should contact police.

“We would also ask anybody with any information or footage from the incident to get in touch.”

The man standing in the street wearing a gas mask on Polvanie View.
Emergency services at Polvanie View in Inverness. Supplied by Alasdair MacNeill
Property on fire in Polvanie View. Picture by Jason Hedges.
The scene where the incident took place. Picture by Jason Hedges.
Emergency services at Polvanie View. Picture by Jason Hedges.
Fire crews at the scene. Picture by Jason Hedges.
Smoke could be seen billowing out of the flats. Picture by Jason Hedges.

What do we know about Polvanie View incident?

Residents living in and around Polvanie View were shocked that the incident happened so close to their homes.

Photographs online appear to show a man wearing a gas mask and holding items including what appeared to be a knife and nunchucks outside the building.

Videos and photographs on social media showed the man appearing to be in a stand-off with armed police for several minutes.

Witnesses have told the Press and Journal the man was then apprehended after appearing to be shot by armed police after he charged at officers.

The man has been taken away in an ambulance for treatment and remain at Raigmore Hospital with serious injuries.

A local resident said that fire appeared to have started in the man’s flat before he exited the building via a “homemade rope”.

Seven fire appliances were still battling the blaze at the Inverness block of flats into the night but an eyewitness says that the fire looks to be contained to only one flat.

Residents were evacuated as a precaution and have not yet returned to their homes.

Several white tents have been erected near the building as the scene remains closed off via a police cordon.

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