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| Tributes for man shot by police | |
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| A 39-year-old man shot dead by police outside Guildford Cathedral in Surrey has been described as a "loving and caring" young man by his family. | |
| David Sycamore, who suffered from manic depression, was shot by officers who found him on the cathedral steps after reports of an armed man in the area. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said Mr Sycamore died from a gunshot wound to his chest. | |
| Four firearms officers have been taken off operation duties but not suspended. | |
| A weapon was recovered at the scene after the shooting, which happened at about 1500 GMT on Sunday, and has been sent for ballistic testing. | |
| Forensic officers have been gathering evidence at the scene throughout Monday but the area was being reopened to the public during the evening. | |
| IPCC investigators were sent to the scene to provide an assessment following a referral of the shooting by Surrey Police. | |
| The investigators interviewed witnesses and studied footage seized from the police helicopter. | |
| 'Inner peace' | |
| Mr Sycamore's family issued a statement which revealed he would visit the cathedral, which was less than two miles from his home, for "solace". | |
| "In his short life David has suffered with manic depression which we believe he coped with, with extreme difficulty at times," they said. | |
| "David found solace in the grounds of the cathedral and said it brought him inner peace and closer to God. | |
| "Unfortunately that day he did not find inner peace. | |
| "His intentions were never to harm anybody. He would never do this. But sadly the only loss was David who will be sorely missed." | |
| A post mortem examination concluded that Mr Sycamore died from a gunshot wound to his chest. He also received a second gunshot wound to his right arm. | |
| 'Terrible situation' | |
| Formal identification has not yet taken place, but the family agreed the IPCC could confirm his name. | |
| IPCC commissioner for the South East, Mike Franklin, said: "This is a terrible situation and my thoughts are with this man's family today. | |
| "But I also think it is important to point out how difficult these situations are for everyone involved. | "But I also think it is important to point out how difficult these situations are for everyone involved. |
| "It is in everybody's interest for us to find out exactly what happened as quickly as possible and I would ask anybody who was in the grounds of Guildford Cathedral at around 3pm yesterday to contact us." | "It is in everybody's interest for us to find out exactly what happened as quickly as possible and I would ask anybody who was in the grounds of Guildford Cathedral at around 3pm yesterday to contact us." |
| An Advent carol service due to have been held on Sunday evening was cancelled and will be held next Sunday. | An Advent carol service due to have been held on Sunday evening was cancelled and will be held next Sunday. |