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A man has been shot dead by police in Romford, east London.A man has been shot dead by police in Romford, east London.
The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said armed police were called to Romford at 1340 GMT.The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said armed police were called to Romford at 1340 GMT.
Police say they were responding to a request for help from officers in the borough and that a man was shot at the scene and pronounced dead at hospital. Police said: "Armed police attended at the request of borough officers. A man has been shot dead by police. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital."
Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission have been informed. Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed of the shooting.
The IPCC confirmed that its investigators are en route to the scene. The IPCC confirmed that its investigators were en route to the scene.
More soon. An IPCC spokeswoman said: "We are aware of a fatal shooting of a man in Romford by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service today, Wednesday 29 October.
"IPCC investigators are currently on their way to the scene and will assess the circumstances this afternoon.
"No further information is available at this stage."