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Watchdog called in after armed police fire gun ‘not aimed at any individual’ in Milford Haven

Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a single shot was fired on Saturday evening (March 28) following a call about disorder in the Bunkers Hill area of Milford Haven.

Officers were called to the scene at around 5.45pm after concerns were raised about an individual allegedly in possession of a knife.

Firearms officers were among those deployed as police moved to contain the situation.

A police spokesperson said that during the incident, at approximately 6.32pm, an officer discharged a single shot.

Dyfed Powys Police have stressed that the firearm was not aimed at any individual, and no injuries were reported.

The force say that a police presence remained in the area into the following day as enquiries continued.

The incident has now been referred to the watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which will decide whether to launch an independent investigation.

Deputy Chief Constable Gary Phillips said an investigation is already underway.

He said:

“We have initiated a prompt investigation into the circumstances that led to the firearms being discharged, and have referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

“We will work with them as we continue to establish the circumstances leading up to the discharge.”

Police have not released further details about the individual involved in the reported disorder.

It is also not yet clear what led to the decision to discharge the weapon, although officers had been responding to reports involving a knife.

Incidents involving the discharge of police firearms are rare in Wales and are subject to strict oversight.

The watchdog will now assess the circumstances and determine the next steps in the investigation.

Dyfed Powys Police say that residents in the area may continue to see an increased police presence while enquiries are ongoing.

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What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

What's the use of a police watchdog that will not even consider the possiblity of racial bias in a horrific case like this?

Actor Reece Richards condemns police watchdog over race decision on arrest | Independent Office for Police Conduct | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/mar/30/actor-reece-richards-condemns-police-watchdog-over-race-decision-on-arrest

#ReeceRichards #MetropolitanPolice #Racism #Police #IndependentOffoceForPoliceConduct #IOPC #RacialBias

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim... #Stalking #Police #SuzyLamplughTrust #NationalStalkingConsortium #ONS #IOPC #StalkingProtectionOrder #CollegeOfPolicing #Phillips

Police are ‘trivialising stalk...

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
#Police
#SuzyLamplughTrust
#NationalStalkingConsortium
#ONS
#IOPC
#StalkingProtectionOrder
#CollegeOfPolicing
#LondonsVictimsCommissioner
#NationalPoliceChiefsCouncil
#CPS
#Phillips

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
#Police
#SuzyLamplughTrust
#NationalStalkingConsortium
#ONS
#IOPC
#StalkingProtectionOrder
#CollegeOfPolicing
#LondonsVictimsCommissioner
#NationalPoliceChiefsCouncil
#CPS
#Phillips

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
#Police
#SuzyLamplughTrust
#NationalStalkingConsortium
#ONS
#IOPC
#StalkingProtectionOrder
#CollegeOfPolicing
#LondonsVictimsCommissioner
#NationalPoliceChiefsCouncil
#CPS
#Phillips

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
#Police
#SuzyLamplughTrust
#NationalStalkingConsortium
#ONS
#IOPC
#StalkingProtectionOrder
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#LondonsVictimsCommissioner
#NationalPoliceChiefsCouncil
#CPS
#Phillips

Police are ‘trivialising stalking’ and letting victims down as figures show one in five women are targeted | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/stalking-report-police-watchdog-iopc-b2619959.html

#Stalking
#Police
#SuzyLamplughTrust
#NationalStalkingConsortium
#ONS
#IOPC
#StalkingProtectionOrder
#CollegeOfPolicing
#LondonsVictimsCommissioner
#NationalPoliceChiefsCouncil
#CPS
#Phillips

Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

Woman cleared over ‘#coconut’ placard calls on #IOPC to investigate #Met

Exclusive: #MariehaHussain asks police watchdog to look into claim the force pursued a politicised case against her
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/sep/23/woman-cleared-over-coconut-placard-marieh-hussain-calls-on-iopc-to-investigate-met

@Lazarou Thete is no excuse whatsoever for ramming this calf. Not a cow, as has been reported. Whichever cop drove that car, and whomever gave the order to ram it must be expelled from #Surreypolice forthwith. If #IOPC does not force this outcome, it has no credibility, and will be seen as a police lackey. #animalcruelty #cops #police #Surreypolice #policebrutality

@Lazarou Thete is no excuse whatsoever for ramming this calf. Not a cow, as has been reported. Whichever cop drove that car, and whomever gave the order to ram it must be expelled from #Surreypolice forthwith. If #IOPC does not force this outcome, it has no credibility, and will be seen as a police lackey. #animalcruelty #cops #police #Surreypolice #policebrutality

@Lazarou Thete is no excuse whatsoever for ramming this calf. Not a cow, as has been reported. Whichever cop drove that car, and whomever gave the order to ram it must be expelled from #Surreypolice forthwith. If #IOPC does not force this outcome, it has no credibility, and will be seen as a police lackey. #animalcruelty #cops #police #Surreypolice #policebrutality

@Lazarou Thete is no excuse whatsoever for ramming this calf. Not a cow, as has been reported. Whichever cop drove that car, and whomever gave the order to ram it must be expelled from #Surreypolice forthwith. If #IOPC does not force this outcome, it has no credibility, and will be seen as a police lackey. #animalcruelty #cops #police #Surreypolice #policebrutality

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (#IOPC) has started an investigation into complaints about #NottinghamshirePolice’s previous contact with #ValdoCalocane and their handling of the #murder investigation following the deaths of three people in Nottingham in June last year (2023). https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/iopc-investigate-nottinghamshire-police-contact-valdo-calocane-three-people-killed
#Police

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (#IOPC) has started an investigation into complaints about #NottinghamshirePolice’s previous contact with #ValdoCalocane and their handling of the #murder investigation following the deaths of three people in Nottingham in June last year (2023). https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/iopc-investigate-nottinghamshire-police-contact-valdo-calocane-three-people-killed
#Police

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (#IOPC) has started an investigation into complaints about #NottinghamshirePolice’s previous contact with #ValdoCalocane and their handling of the #murder investigation following the deaths of three people in Nottingham in June last year (2023). https://www.policeconduct.gov.uk/news/iopc-investigate-nottinghamshire-police-contact-valdo-calocane-three-people-killed
#Police

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

#Police
#GroomingGangs
#Rochdale
#Paedophilies
#GreaterManchesterPolice
#GMP
#RochdaleCouncil
#ChildSexualExploitation
#CSE
#Burnham
#Newsam
#Rowbotham
#Watson
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

#Police
#GroomingGangs
#Rochdale
#Paedophilies
#GreaterManchesterPolice
#GMP
#RochdaleCouncil
#ChildSexualExploitation
#CSE
#Burnham
#Newsam
#Rowbotham
#Watson
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

#Police
#GroomingGangs
#Rochdale
#Paedophilies
#GreaterManchesterPolice
#GMP
#RochdaleCouncil
#ChildSexualExploitation
#CSE
#Burnham
#Newsam
#Rowbotham
#Watson
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

#Police
#GroomingGangs
#Rochdale
#Paedophilies
#GreaterManchesterPolice
#GMP
#RochdaleCouncil
#ChildSexualExploitation
#CSE
#Burnham
#Newsam
#Rowbotham
#Watson
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Police left children at mercy of grooming gangs in Rochdale, review finds - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-67967919

#Police
#GroomingGangs
#Rochdale
#Paedophilies
#GreaterManchesterPolice
#GMP
#RochdaleCouncil
#ChildSexualExploitation
#CSE
#Burnham
#Newsam
#Rowbotham
#Watson
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

#DomesticAbuse
#DomesticViolence
#WiltshirePolice
#ClaresLaw
#IOPC
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct

Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

#DomesticAbuse
#DomesticViolence
#WiltshirePolice
#ClaresLaw
#IOPC
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct

Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

#DomesticAbuse
#DomesticViolence
#WiltshirePolice
#ClaresLaw
#IOPC
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct

Wiltshire police to review thousands of checks on suspected violent partners | Domestic violence | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/oct/26/wiltshire-police-review-thousands-clares-law-checks-suspected-violent-partners

#DomesticAbuse
#DomesticViolence
#WiltshirePolice
#ClaresLaw
#IOPC
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
#DrivingWhileBlack
#DWB
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
#DrivingWhileBlack
#DWB
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
#DrivingWhileBlack
#DWB
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
#DrivingWhileBlack
#DWB
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Two Met officers guilty of gross misconduct stop and search of Black athletes Bianca Williams and Ricardo Dos Santos | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/met-police-misconduct-bianca-williams-b2435668.html

#MET
#StopAndSearch
#BiancaWilliams
#RicardoDosSantos
#Racism
#DrivingWhileBlack
#DWB
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC

Family of black boy rammed by #Met police car win fight for #IOPC inquiry

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/20/family-of-black-boy-rammed-by-met-police-car-win-fight-for-iopc-inquiry

> Watchdog to investigate why 13-year-old with water pistol was knocked off bike by armed police in #Hackney

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms | Metropolitan police | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/met-police-requests-support-from-army-after-officers-turn-in-firearms

#MET
#ArmedPolice
#FireArms
#FireArmsHandIn
#SAS
#Police
#CounterTerrorism
#Braverman
#Murder
#ChrisKaba
#Rowley
#MOD
#NX121
#Inquest
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC
#CPS
#PoliceFederation
#1996PoliceAct

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms | Metropolitan police | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/met-police-requests-support-from-army-after-officers-turn-in-firearms

#MET
#ArmedPolice
#FireArms
#FireArmsHandIn
#SAS
#Police
#CounterTerrorism
#Braverman
#Murder
#ChrisKaba
#Rowley
#MOD
#NX121
#Inquest
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC
#CPS
#PoliceFederation
#1996PoliceAct

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms | Metropolitan police | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/met-police-requests-support-from-army-after-officers-turn-in-firearms

#MET
#ArmedPolice
#FireArms
#FireArmsHandIn
#SAS
#Police
#CounterTerrorism
#Braverman
#Murder
#ChrisKaba
#Rowley
#MOD
#NX121
#Inquest
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC
#CPS
#PoliceFederation
#1996PoliceAct

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms | Metropolitan police | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/24/met-police-requests-support-from-army-after-officers-turn-in-firearms

#MET
#ArmedPolice
#FireArms
#FireArmsHandIn
#SAS
#Police
#CounterTerrorism
#Braverman
#Murder
#ChrisKaba
#Rowley
#MOD
#NX121
#Inquest
#IndependentOfficeForPoliceConduct
#IOPC
#CPS
#PoliceFederation
#1996PoliceAct

#Police watchdog apologises to sister of black man who died in custody in 2008

#IOPC apologises ‘unreservedly’ to #MarciaRigg, whose brother #Sean died after being restrained in #Brixton

Deborah Coles, the director of the #DeathsInCustody charity #Inquest, “Fifteen years on and with no one properly held to account, this case provides a stark reminder of how the mechanisms for holding police to account are not fit for purpose.”
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/08/iopc-apologises-marcia-rigg-black-man-sean-rigg-died-police-custody
#SeanRigg

#StephenLawrence inquiry should have received more from #Met, #IOPC found

Watchdog identified further details that ‘could and should’ have been handed over to #MacphersonInquiry
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jun/26/stephen-lawrence-inquiry-should-have-received-more-from-met-iopc-found #Police #racism

Police spit hood and handcuff ‘distressed’ 91-year-old woman after threatening to taser her | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/taser-met-police-woman-b2348155.html

#Police
#Elderly
#Taser
#WhenIsAnArrestNotAnArrest
#IOPC
#MentalHealth
#Distressed

#BBC News - #IOPC investigator quit over Bianca #Williams stop and search case
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64304500 - story by Sima Kotecha and Hannah Barnes
#BlackMastodon

Police watchdog investigator quit over Bianca Williams stop and search complaint - https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jan/18/police-watchdog-investigator-quit-bianca-williams-stop-search-complaint #Met #IOPC #Corruption