arista
30-01-2024, 03:21 PM
[A man has been shot dead by police
in south London after reports he was
armed with a crossbow and trying
to force his way inside a home.
The Met Police said armed officers
were called to the house in Surrey Quays,
Southwark, just before 05:00 GMT.
The man, in his 30s, was allegedly
threatening to hurt the people inside.
Police said the man had got into
the property, in Bywater Place,
when he was shot.
He was given first aid but died at the scene.
The Met is trying to contact his family.
Two people in the house are understood
to have received minor injuries.]
[Armed officers were called to the scene shortly
after and shot the man dead
when he got inside the £300,000 property.
The Independent Office for
Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating
the incident.]
['his gas mask, bulletproof Kevlar plate vest
and military boots' are pictured at scene]
5AM this morning.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13023533/Dramatic-moment-armed-police-surround-home-shot-dead-crossbow-wielding-attacker-gas-mask-bulletproof-Kevlar-plate-vest-military-boots-pictured-scene.html
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/30/11/80626551-13022629-Police_have_cordoned_off_the_area_after_a_officer_ discharged_a_f-a-53_1706612700108.jpg
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/106EE/production/_132501376_quays3.jpg.webp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68137926
in south London after reports he was
armed with a crossbow and trying
to force his way inside a home.
The Met Police said armed officers
were called to the house in Surrey Quays,
Southwark, just before 05:00 GMT.
The man, in his 30s, was allegedly
threatening to hurt the people inside.
Police said the man had got into
the property, in Bywater Place,
when he was shot.
He was given first aid but died at the scene.
The Met is trying to contact his family.
Two people in the house are understood
to have received minor injuries.]
[Armed officers were called to the scene shortly
after and shot the man dead
when he got inside the £300,000 property.
The Independent Office for
Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating
the incident.]
['his gas mask, bulletproof Kevlar plate vest
and military boots' are pictured at scene]
5AM this morning.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13023533/Dramatic-moment-armed-police-surround-home-shot-dead-crossbow-wielding-attacker-gas-mask-bulletproof-Kevlar-plate-vest-military-boots-pictured-scene.html
https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/01/30/11/80626551-13022629-Police_have_cordoned_off_the_area_after_a_officer_ discharged_a_f-a-53_1706612700108.jpg
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/106EE/production/_132501376_quays3.jpg.webp
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68137926