A MAN needed surgery after being shot by police in Bromsgrove.

The incident happened at around 1.44am this morning (Sunday, November 4) in Birmingham Road.

Armed police attended after police received a report of a man with a handgun in School Lane.

The man, believed to be aged 53, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital where he underwent surgery.

His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

No one else was injured during the incident.

The incident has been referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).

West Mercia Police Assistant Chief Constable Martin Evans said: "It is standard procedure that incidents of this nature are referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct and we will now work with them as they carry out their enquiries."