Man wounded in police shooting The shot man was then taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton with what are described as life-threatening injuries. This morning he was described as stable, but critical. A shotgun has been recovered from the scene. Chief Inspector Jayne Dando said: "We did advise local residents to remain indoors while the incident was under way, but I would like to stress that there was little danger to the neighbouring community and this was kept to the absolute minimum. To contain the situation effectively it was necessary to deploy a police helicopter for some considerable time and I should like to apologise to Seaford residents who may have been disturbed by what was an essential need. I should also like to thank the head teacher of a local school who opened up the building to act as a rendezvous point for emergency services and also to provide shelter to a few local residents who were returning home, but unable to gain access to their houses for a little while. The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission but police said that, at the moment, it remained a local investigation. Officers from the Surrey and Sussex Major Crime Team are investigating what is being treated as a case of attempted murder of police officers. Two police officers were also slightly injured during the incident, but these were not gunshot wounds. Sussex Police said the Independent Police Complaints Commission has now taken over the investigation into the shooting.