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| Man 'on rampage' before shooting | Man 'on rampage' before shooting |
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| An armed man shot dead by police in east London wandered through streets threatening bystanders before he was killed, witnesses said. | An armed man shot dead by police in east London wandered through streets threatening bystanders before he was killed, witnesses said. |
| The man was shot four times on Wednesday as he confronted an armed response unit in Harold Hill, Romford. | |
| Witness Daniel Jackson, 14, said: "He was holding two guns... he was shouting 'get down on the floor'." | Witness Daniel Jackson, 14, said: "He was holding two guns... he was shouting 'get down on the floor'." |
| The shooting follows a domestic dispute between a man and a woman, who is being treated in hospital. | 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. | 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. | Three guns were seized at the scene, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is investigating the incident. |
| 'Didn't care' | 'Didn't care' |
| The shooting happened in Honeysuckle Close, an estate of a large number of houses and flats grouped around squares and footpaths. | 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." | 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." | 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." | 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. | 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." | 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." |
| A post-mortem examination is due to take place. | A post-mortem examination is due to take place. |
| Three firearms officers have been relieved from duty as part of the routine post-incident procedure, police added. | Three firearms officers have been relieved from duty as part of the routine post-incident procedure, police added. |