Teenage boy shot in the leg in confrontation with police in Central West

Officers from Central West Police District attended Calarie Road, Forbes, shortly after 3am on Monday, in pursuit of a ute which had been reported stolen.

At Daroobalgie Road, the ute stopped, and the driver exited the vehicle, pursued by police on foot.

At this time, a second vehicle drove at police before police discharged their firearm.

A 16-year-old boy suffered a wound to his left calf and was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to The Children's Hospital at Westmead in a stable condition.

Two males - aged 14 and 16 - were arrested at the scene and taken to Parkes Police Station. They were not injured.

A fourth person was seen running from the scene, with police conducting inquiries to locate them with assistance from the Dog Unit.

A critical incident team from Orana Mid-West Police District will now investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, including the discharge of a police firearm.

That investigation will be subject to independent review.

No further details are available at this time; however, police are appealing for witnesses to come forward.

Daroobalgie Road remains closed and traffic diversions are in place.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.

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