A suspected gunman, who apparently shot himself in a Luton park after a 16-hour stand-off, is still alive, according to police.
The gunman is treated at the scene on Leagrave Common
Officers had been negotiating with the man in Leagrave Common since he was discovered with a firearm at 8.30pm on Sunday night.
Armed response officers traced the man to the park after a 999 call to report a man in Wauluds Bank Drive with a gun.
Armed officers carry Tasers, baton guns, an automatic pistol and a rifle and it is believed one of the weapons may have been discharged at around the same time as the shot was fired.
Witnesses, who believed the man had a sawn-off shotgun, reported hearing a shot at around midday and saw the man lying on the floor.
A police spokeswoman has since confirmed the man is being treated at the scene after firing the gun, but claims an officer may have discharged a weapon too.
The police spokeswoman said the Independent Police Complaints Commission will be informed of the shooting in due course.
Between 15 and 20 officers, including armed officers and specialist negotiators, worked through the night at the stand-off.
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