YouTube 'police' shooting probed

Several videos have emerged that apparently shows a Metropolitan Police officer in body armour allowing himself to be shot with a powerful air pistol. The YouTube footage also shows him firing at his friends.

One man is hit in the legs several times and at that point an onlooker observes: "Listen to him scream."



A Met spokesman said it was investigating but had been unable to identify whether the man was a police officer or where he was based.

He said: "This has been passed to professional standards to assess what action can be taken."

Update: The YouTube videos have now sadly been removed. However, you can still see the majority of the clips here and here.