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Inquiry as police shoot man dead Man 'on rampage' before shooting
(about 11 hours later)
Police are expected to release further details later after armed officers shot dead a man in an east London street. An armed man shot dead by police in east London wandered through streets threatening bystanders before he was killed, witnesses said.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said three guns which did not belong to officers, were seized at the scene in Harold Hill, Romford. The man was shot on Wednesday afternoon as he confronted an armed response unit in Harold Hill, Romford.
It is understood several shots were fired by one officer but this "awaits verification", an IPCC spokesman said. Witness Daniel Jackson, 14, said: "He was holding two guns... he was shouting 'get down on the floor'."
The man was shot at 1420 GMT on Wednesday as he confronted an armed response unit in Honeysuckle Close. The shooting follows a domestic dispute between a man and a woman, who is being treated in hospital.
The gunman was pronounced dead in hospital on Wednesday.
Three guns were seized at the scene, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is investigating the incident.
'Didn't care'
The shooting happened in Honeysuckle Close, an estate of a large number of houses and flats grouped around squares and footpaths.
Kerry Richardson, 31, who lives in nearby Betony Road, said: "We heard the man was behind the wall shooting at cats and birds and then started shouting at kids."
Another witness, who did not want to be named, said: "[The gunman] was prancing around, he went over to the field at one point. The first I knew he had one gun, then he had three guns."
She added: "At times, he was on the phone to police and said, 'I don't care, you can shoot me'. He did not care. He was walking everywhere with the gun."
One teenage witness said he saw the man holding two guns in the footpath behind Betony Road.
He said: "He had two guns, they were quite big. A group of us were behind the wall. He knelt down to stroke a cat and we started laughing. He started chasing us so we ran away."
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police received reports from the public of a man seen in possession of a firearm.A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said: "Police received reports from the public of a man seen in possession of a firearm.
"Armed officers attended at the request of borough officers."Armed officers attended at the request of borough officers.
"A man has been shot in the street by police. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.""A man has been shot in the street by police. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital."
The spokeswoman said the IPCC had taken over the investigation and the force's Directorate of Professional Standards had been informed. A post-mortem examination is due to take place.
It is thought the shooting followed a domestic dispute between a man and a woman. Three firearms officers have been relieved from duty as part of the routine post-incident procedure, police added.
A woman was subsequently taken to hospital with injuries which were not said to be life-threatening.
Arthur Collins, who works at The Saxon King pub in nearby Petersfield Avenue, said: "It's a bit of a shock.
"I've lived around here for 22 years and it's a nice area."