Dunedin police say they shot at a man as he drove his vehicle towards officers and their patrol car while trying to avoid arrest.<\/p>\n
Police were looking for the man in relation to a series of offences in the Otago coastal area over recent days.<\/p>\n
Officers involved in an operation to locate the 46-year-old saw him at a commercial premises on Kaikorai Valley Road at about 6pm and tried to apprehend him.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Jason Guthrie said the man drove his car towards the patrol car in an effort to avoid arrest and in response police fired one shot.<\/p>\n
“No other shots were fired in the incident, and nobody was injured,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n
The man then fled in the vehicle but was later found in Brockville where police successfully deployed road spikes, he said.<\/p>\n
The man fled into the bush but was found soon after by a police dog team in the Fraser’s Gully area, he said.<\/p>\n
Earlier on Wednesday, police had asked the public to keep clear of Three Mile Hill and Brockville as officers searched the cordoned area.<\/p>\n
Cordons were still in place at 9pm on Wednesday but were expected to be lifted shortly, Guthrie said.<\/p>\n
The incident will be referred to the Independent Police Conduct Authority as is standard procedure when a police firearm is used.<\/p>\n
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