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| A man has been shot dead by armed police in West Sussex. | A man has been shot dead by armed police in West Sussex. |
| Sussex Police were called to a property in Fernhurst, near Midhurst, at about 1130 BST following reports that a man was in possession of a gun. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the man, who has not yet been formally identified, was shot dead by officers. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the man, who has not yet been formally identified, was shot dead by officers. |
| Sussex Police said it referred the incident to the IPCC at about 1500 BST on Friday. | Sussex Police said it referred the incident to the IPCC at about 1500 BST on Friday. |
| The incident happened in a block of retirement flats in Ash Grove, just off The Leys in Fernhurst, according to residents. | |
| Dog handlers | |
| A female pensioner, who did not want to give her name, said they were told by police to stay in their homes. | |
| She added: "The police are still here. They have been here since midday. They won't let us out. | |
| "I haven't heard any shooting. There was a dog handler earlier and there are at least eight policemen out here, in the courtyard outside." | |
| She thought the incident had taken place on the other side of the block of eight flats. | |
| An IPCC spokeswoman said: "The IPCC is to independently investigate the fatal shooting of a man in Fernhurst [near Midhurst] in West Sussex this afternoon. | An IPCC spokeswoman said: "The IPCC is to independently investigate the fatal shooting of a man in Fernhurst [near Midhurst] in West Sussex this afternoon. |
| "At approximately 3pm Sussex Police referred the incident to the IPCC. IPCC investigators have been deployed to the scene to start the inquiry." | "At approximately 3pm Sussex Police referred the incident to the IPCC. IPCC investigators have been deployed to the scene to start the inquiry." |