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| Gun siege man found dead in flat | Gun siege man found dead in flat |
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| An armed man who barricaded himself into a flat in Sheffield with his children has been found dead. | An armed man who barricaded himself into a flat in Sheffield with his children has been found dead. |
| The siege in Overend Road, Gleadless, began on Sunday evening when officers went to arrest Kevin Quirke, 49. | The siege in Overend Road, Gleadless, began on Sunday evening when officers went to arrest Kevin Quirke, 49. |
| Since then, police said a weapon thought to be a shotgun had been fired at officers, but nobody was hurt. | Since then, police said a weapon thought to be a shotgun had been fired at officers, but nobody was hurt. |
| Police entered the flat just after 1800 GMT and found his body. The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| Mr Quirke's two children, a son aged 18 and a 13-year-old daughter, were in the property until Monday evening when they left unharmed. | Mr Quirke's two children, a son aged 18 and a 13-year-old daughter, were in the property until Monday evening when they left unharmed. |
| Nobody else was in the flat, South Yorkshire Police confirmed. | Nobody else was in the flat, South Yorkshire Police confirmed. |
| Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes said a firearm had been found next to Mr Quirke's body. | Chief Constable Meredydd Hughes said a firearm had been found next to Mr Quirke's body. |
| He said: "I have to say that I greatly regret the fact that this police operation has ended in this way. | He said: "I have to say that I greatly regret the fact that this police operation has ended in this way. |
| "I believe we did everything possible to safeguard the public, to safeguard the life of the man that we were looking for and it is a huge regret to all of us that it had ended in this manner. | "I believe we did everything possible to safeguard the public, to safeguard the life of the man that we were looking for and it is a huge regret to all of us that it had ended in this manner. |
| "Our thoughts at this time are absolutely with his family, his friends, who will be distraught at his death." | "Our thoughts at this time are absolutely with his family, his friends, who will be distraught at his death." |
| Neighbours who had been evacuated from their homes were returning on Tuesday night. | Neighbours who had been evacuated from their homes were returning on Tuesday night. |
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| Gun siege man found dead in flat | Gun siege man found dead in flat |