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A man who was shot by police at a shop in South Yorkshire has been charged and appeared at court.

James Ridgley has been charged with possession of an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. The 27-year-old, of St Mary’s Road, appeared at Doncaster Magistrates’ Court today, Saturday, November 12, and was remanded into custody until his next appearance on 13 December.

Armed police had been called on Monday, November 7, to a report of a man armed with a gun inside the Lifestyle Express shop on Rockingham Road, in Wheatley, Doncaster. A police firearm was discharged, injuring Ridgley, who required hospital treatment. He was discharged that day from hospital and taken into police custody after being arrested.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has begun an investigation into the police firearm discharge. Following the incident, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Alton said it ‘will have no doubt caused some serious concern, especially among those living nearby’.

He added: “I’d like to stress that we’re taking this morning’s events extremely seriously and we are working alongside the Independent Office for Police Conduct to unpick exactly what happened.”

James Ridgley: Man shot by police at shop in Doncaster is charged with possession of an imitation firearm

He added: “I’d like to stress that we’re taking this morning’s events extremely seriously and we are working alongside the Independent Office for Police Conduct to unpick exactly what happened.”