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| Police shoot knife-wielding man dead in a house in Islington | |
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| Police have shot dead a man who was threatening a woman with a knife at a house in north London. | Police have shot dead a man who was threatening a woman with a knife at a house in north London. |
| Officers were called to Shepperton Road, Islington, shortly after 23:00 BST on Thursday and found a 40-year-old man threatening a woman. | |
| A police negotiator and firearms officers were called. Shortly before 01:00 BST on Friday a number of shots were fired at the man by police. | |
| He was pronounced dead en route to hospital, Scotland Yard said. | He was pronounced dead en route to hospital, Scotland Yard said. |
| The woman was unharmed but is being treated for shock. | The woman was unharmed but is being treated for shock. |
| It is believed the man and woman were known to each other, the Met Police said. | It is believed the man and woman were known to each other, the Met Police said. |