Friday, September 5, 2014

Knife-Wielding Man Shot Dead By Police In London

A 40-year-old man was killed after threatening a woman at a house in the Islington area.


Metropolitan Police officers have shot dead a man who broke into a house in Islington, north London, the BBC reported.


Metropolitan Police officers have shot dead a man who broke into a house in Islington, north London, the BBC reported.


A 40-year-old man broke into the address on Shepperton Road (pictured) and threatened a woman with a knife.


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A police negotiator, London Ambulance services and firearm officers were called to the scene and a stand-off ensued until just before 1.00am, when the man was shot by police. The statement said a number of shots had been fired.


The man was attended to by paramedics, and pronounced dead on route to hospital at 1.20am.


The woman involved was unharmed, but is being treated for shock. It is believed she was known to the man, and no other people were involved.




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