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| Man shot dead by police marksmen | |
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| A man has been shot dead by firearms officers in Kent, police have said. | A man has been shot dead by firearms officers in Kent, police have said. |
| Officers were called to Tumblefield Road in Sevenoaks just before 0800 GMT on Saturday to a report of a man with a gun, a police spokeswoman said. | Officers were called to Tumblefield Road in Sevenoaks just before 0800 GMT on Saturday to a report of a man with a gun, a police spokeswoman said. |
| Armed officers were sent to the scene and the man was shot by police and fatally wounded, she added. | Armed officers were sent to the scene and the man was shot by police and fatally wounded, she added. |
| There are no reports of any other people being injured in the incident. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry has begun. | There are no reports of any other people being injured in the incident. An Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) inquiry has begun. |
| We haven't heard of it being anyone local Anne Roberts | |
| The police spokeswoman said: "At this time there are no other reports of any other people injured, and no-one else was involved in the incident." | The police spokeswoman said: "At this time there are no other reports of any other people injured, and no-one else was involved in the incident." |
| IPCC spokesman David Nicholson said two investigators were on their way to assess the scene. | |
| Tumblefield Road, in the Stansted area of the town, remains cordoned off. | Tumblefield Road, in the Stansted area of the town, remains cordoned off. |
| 'Near rural area' | |
| Landlady of the Black Horse pub on Tumblefield Road, Anne Roberts, said: "The road has been shut top to bottom, and they are not letting people in or out apart from residents. | |
| "They expect that to be the case for most of the day." | |
| And she added: "We haven't heard of it being anyone local who lives in the area." | |
| Ms Roberts described the area as a close-knit village of about 200 residents. | |
| It is close to a rural area where pheasant and rabbit shooting is common, and is also close to a number of deprived urban areas, she said. | |
| It is thought the shooting happened near the junction of Tumblefield Road and Wrotham Hill Road, not far from the A20 and the M20. |