Statement following incident on Polvanie View in Inverness

Officers attended at a property on Polvanie View in Inverness around 3pm on Thursday, 31 March, 2022, following a report of concern for a person.

On attendance, the property was on fire. No-one was injured as a result of the fire and it was extinguished by the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and a number of neighbouring residents have had to be evacuated.

During the incident a 40-year-old man was shot by the police. He has been arrested in connection with the incident and has been taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment where he remains with serious injuries.

As with any firearm and Taser deployment, the circumstances of the incident have been referred to the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner (PIRC).

Enquiries into the incident are ongoing and anyone with any footage of the incident please contact police via 101.

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 Major Incident Public Portal (MIPP) has been launched as enquiries continue into this incident.

It is a website that gives people access to a form allowing them to send information and images directly to the major incident team based in Inverness.

Link to MIPP page: https://mipp.police.uk/operation/SCOT22S08-PO1

Anyone with any information should contact police via 101, quoting incident number 0793 of Wednesday 30 March 2022.