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| Man dies after police shooting on motorway near Bristol | |
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| A man has died in a police shooting on the M5 motorway near Bristol on Wednesday morning, officers have confirmed. | |
| The incident happened on Portbury Hundred (A369) near the M5 junction 19 for Portishead at around 09:30 BST. | |
| Witnesses reportedly saw police surrounding a car and firing shots through the passenger window. | |
| Avon & Somerset Police have confirmed the fatality, saying they have now referred the case to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| A spokesman said: “We can confirm a man died earlier this morning in an incident involving police firearms on The Portbury Hundred (A369) in Portishead. | |
| “We have referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| “This has been a fast moving incident and is now under investigation by the IPCC.” | |
| David Ellison has told BBC Radio Bristol: “As I came out of Portishead ... police were ahead of me. | David Ellison has told BBC Radio Bristol: “As I came out of Portishead ... police were ahead of me. |
| “They surrounded [a car]. They shot maybe five, six or ten times. Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. | “They surrounded [a car]. They shot maybe five, six or ten times. Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. |
| “It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars. They shot through the passenger window. | “It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars. They shot through the passenger window. |
| “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. | “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. |
| “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa - or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” | “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa - or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” |
| Emergency services and an air ambulance are in attendance. | Emergency services and an air ambulance are in attendance. |
| Police say motorists will be unable to access the junction for some time. | Police say motorists will be unable to access the junction for some time. |
| Facebook users reported witnessing a “police shootout” on the junction. | Facebook users reported witnessing a “police shootout” on the junction. |
| According to Bristol Post reporter Heather Pickstock, who is on the scene, a man was chased off the motorway by police before being shot through the window of his car. | According to Bristol Post reporter Heather Pickstock, who is on the scene, a man was chased off the motorway by police before being shot through the window of his car. |
| Posting on the Facebook page Hello Portishead, Mark De Lancey said: “I got up on the roundabout as the police were smashing the guys window and dragging him out. God knows what was happening.” | Posting on the Facebook page Hello Portishead, Mark De Lancey said: “I got up on the roundabout as the police were smashing the guys window and dragging him out. God knows what was happening.” |
| Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, Sue Mountstevens, cancelled a Facebook Live event planned by the force due to “unforeseen circumstances,” though it is not clear whether the cancellation is related to the incident. | Police and Crime Commissioner for Avon and Somerset, Sue Mountstevens, cancelled a Facebook Live event planned by the force due to “unforeseen circumstances,” though it is not clear whether the cancellation is related to the incident. |