Man shot dead by police over London knife incident
Police shoot dead a man who was threatening a woman with a knife in London. The incident happened at a residential property in Islington.
A statement from Scotland Yard said a number of shots were fired during the incident at Shepperton Road at around 1am and the 40-year-old died 20 minutes later while on route to the hospital.
Police had sent a negotiator to the scene at 11.19pm yesterday following reports the man had broken into a house.
The woman was not harmed but is being treated for shock.
It iss believed that the man and woman were known to each other, however the exact relationship is unknown.
‘Rare’
Metropolitan Police Commander Neil Basu said in a statement: “The man’s next of kin have yet to be informed – at this stage all I will confirm is that he is a 40-year-old black man, thought to be born in Islington.
“As this is a fatal shooting by police officers the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards were informed immediately and attended the scene, and we have made a mandatory referral to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
“Over the last 24 hours in London we have seen a number of high profile incidents – and I would like to take this opportunity to say that incidents of this nature are rare and that London continues to be a very safe city.”
The man who was arrested remains in custody, police said.
Cmdr Basu:”Firearms officers in Post Incident Procedure. Events demonstrate challenging work our officers have to perform daily” #Islington
— Metropolitan Police (@metpoliceuk) September 5, 2014