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| Man shot dead by police officers | Man shot dead by police officers |
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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 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." | 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." |
| The shooting happened near Honeysuckle Close, a residential estate in the Harold Hill area that backs onto a local park. | |
| Helicopter | |
| Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed of the shooting. | Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed of the shooting. |
| One neighbour in Honeysuckle Close, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw the police here and I just stayed out of the way. | |
| "They blocked the square off and the helicopter was overhead." | |
| Another neighbour added: "Somebody got shot. I don't know any more about it." | |
| 'Nice area' | |
| Arthur Collins, who works at The Saxon King pub in nearby Petersfield Avenue, said: "We've just heard about it, but we don't know any details. | |
| "It's a bit of a shock. I've lived around here for 22 years and it's a nice area." | |
| The IPCC confirmed that its investigators were en route to the scene. | The IPCC confirmed that its investigators were en route to the scene. |
| 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. | 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. | "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." | "No further information is available at this stage." |