man, believed to be in his 20s was shot in the shoulder when police stopped two cars during a pre-planned operation.

man, believed to be in his 20s, is in a serious condition in hospital after the incident in north London just after midnight last night. A Met Police spokesman said he was shot in the shoulder when police stopped two cars during a pre-planned operation. Officers from the Met’s specialist firearms unit CO19 and Operation Trident – which tackles "black on black" gun crime – stopped the cars on Green Lanes in Haringey. The spokesman said: “This was an intelligence-led operation during which five people were arrested at the scene on suspicion of conspiracy to rob.
“This investigation is still ongoing, led by Trident. The five people have been taken to various London police stations." The Professional Standards Department and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed and have attended the scene. A decision on whether the watchdogs will investigate what happened will be made later.