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| Shot man 'upset about sick wife' | Shot man 'upset about sick wife' |
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| A man in his 60s shot dead by police in West Sussex was upset that his sick wife was facing going into a nursing home, a close friend has said. | A man in his 60s shot dead by police in West Sussex was upset that his sick wife was facing going into a nursing home, a close friend has said. |
| Mervyn Tussler was shot by marksman following a three-hour standoff at a retirement complex in Fernhurst on Friday afternoon. | Mervyn Tussler was shot by marksman following a three-hour standoff at a retirement complex in Fernhurst on Friday afternoon. |
| Armed units and dog handlers responded following reports of a man with a gun. | Armed units and dog handlers responded following reports of a man with a gun. |
| Mr Tussler had belonged to Headley Park Rifle Club, on the Surrey/Hampshire border, his friend, Peter Goodman said. | Mr Tussler had belonged to Headley Park Rifle Club, on the Surrey/Hampshire border, his friend, Peter Goodman said. |
| The incident is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The incident is being investigated by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| He was lost without her, he would just wander around not knowing what to do Peter Goodman | He was lost without her, he would just wander around not knowing what to do Peter Goodman |
| Mr Goodman, a 54-year-old plumber, said he used to go shooting with Mr Tussler at Headley Park, near Bordon. | Mr Goodman, a 54-year-old plumber, said he used to go shooting with Mr Tussler at Headley Park, near Bordon. |
| "As far as I was aware he had given it up and had sold most of his guns," he said. | "As far as I was aware he had given it up and had sold most of his guns," he said. |
| "He had a firearms certificate so it was all licensed and above board." | "He had a firearms certificate so it was all licensed and above board." |
| He said Mr Tussler had been a carer for his wife, Win, for the past 15 years but she had spent the last four weeks in hospital in Guildford suffering from a urinary infection. | He said Mr Tussler had been a carer for his wife, Win, for the past 15 years but she had spent the last four weeks in hospital in Guildford suffering from a urinary infection. |
| In the past week, Mr Tussler was told she was not well enough to return to their home in Ash Grove. | In the past week, Mr Tussler was told she was not well enough to return to their home in Ash Grove. |
| 'Extremely close' | 'Extremely close' |
| "He just seemed to be depressed about Win being in hospital," said Mr Goodman. | "He just seemed to be depressed about Win being in hospital," said Mr Goodman. |
| "He was getting deep down and depressed about it and early on this week he had a meeting with social services to determine whether Win could come back home again. | "He was getting deep down and depressed about it and early on this week he had a meeting with social services to determine whether Win could come back home again. |
| "It seems that they said she would have to go into a nursing home, which upset him." | "It seems that they said she would have to go into a nursing home, which upset him." |
| Mr Goodman said the couple, who have two grown-up children, were extremely close. | Mr Goodman said the couple, who have two grown-up children, were extremely close. |
| He believed the thought of Mr Tussler's wife not returning home triggered Friday's events. | He believed the thought of Mr Tussler's wife not returning home triggered Friday's events. |
| "I think that was the nucleus which sparked it all off," said Mr Goodman, who lives round the corner from the couple's home. | "I think that was the nucleus which sparked it all off," said Mr Goodman, who lives round the corner from the couple's home. |
| "They were very close. He was lost without her, he would just wander around not knowing what to do." | "They were very close. He was lost without her, he would just wander around not knowing what to do." |
| The IPCC said its initial inquiries show no evidence of the use of a Taser gun by police during the incident. | |
| 'Witnesses identified' | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be conducted on Mr Tussler, the commission added in a statement. | |
| The statement added: "Potential witnesses have been identified and interviews will be conducted over the coming days. | |
| "A ballistics expert and forensic scientists continue to investigate the scene. | |
| "IPCC investigators and staff have also made initial contact with the man's family." |