WA traffic stop ends with cop shooting man WEST Australian police have launched an internal investigation after a routine traffic stop on a Wheatbelt road ended with a 45-year-old man being shot in the stomach. The man had to be flown to Perth in a rescue helicopter for emergency surgery after the incident in Crossman, 130km south of Perth, in the early hours of Friday. The injured man underwent surgery on arrival at Royal Perth Hospital and is in a stable condition. WA police internal affairs and detectives from Narrogin have now launched separate investigations into how the incident at the isolated truck stop escalated so dramatically. "The first priority is the medical treatment - but we know who he is, and we know where he is," said WA Police spokesman Sam Dinnison. We will be conducting further inquiries to find out what happened at the scene. It does not mean we think something was done wrong: it is an automatic process to go through to make sure there is a thorough investigation to check on the use of those firearms. All police have revealed is that the officers were carrying out a vehicle stop on the Albany Highway in Crossman about 12.50am WST on Friday. A photo of the scene showed a marked police car parked close behind a white camper van in the vehicle rest stop. The officers requested urgent back up and then called for an ambulance, reporting that a man had been shot. Forensic officers are at the scene of the shooting. Mr Dinnison said police intend to interview the shot man once he is well enough. "We need to abide by the rules the hospital puts in place to make sure he is in a fit condition to speak," he said.