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| Man shot dead by police officer | Man shot dead by police officer |
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| A man has been shot dead by armed police in Kent. | |
| Part of the centre of Sevenoaks including the bus station, has been sealed off following the incident which happened in the early hours. | Part of the centre of Sevenoaks including the bus station, has been sealed off following the incident which happened in the early hours. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission has confirmed the shooting took place and that an investigation will be carried out. | |
| Such a move is standard procedure when any police officers are involved in a fatal shooting. | |
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| Two residents told BBC News 24 that they were woken up at about 0300 BST by barking dogs and a "commotion." | |
| They then described hearing a loud bang. | |
| Officers and forensic scientists have been searching an area surrounding a supermarket building in the centre of Sevenoaks. | |
| An IPCC spokesman said: "I can confirm that in the early hours of this morning Kent Police fatally shot a person. | |
| "This has been referred to the IPCC which has a team of investigators now at the scene." | |
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