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| Man dies after being shot by police in north London | Man dies after being shot by police in north London |
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| A man has been shot dead by police in north London. | A man has been shot dead by police in north London. |
| The 43-year-old white man was shot outside a flat on the sixth floor of Picardy House, a 12-storey former local authority building in Enfield. | |
| The man, who had been making threats to kill, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. A non police firearm was recovered. | The man, who had been making threats to kill, was pronounced dead at the scene, the Metropolitan Police said. A non police firearm was recovered. |
| The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation. | The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) for investigation. |
| Richard Nyarko, 48, who lives on the eighth floor with a flatmate, said: "I heard a noise - three or four shots, definitely three or four. After about 20 minutes. I came out on to my balcony and saw armed police outside the front entrance." | Richard Nyarko, 48, who lives on the eighth floor with a flatmate, said: "I heard a noise - three or four shots, definitely three or four. After about 20 minutes. I came out on to my balcony and saw armed police outside the front entrance." |
| The police had their "guns drawn" and were "all over the place", he said. | The police had their "guns drawn" and were "all over the place", he said. |
| Bob Mallick, 62, who lives on the fifth floor with his wife and daughter, said he was "shocked and appalled" by the shooting. | Bob Mallick, 62, who lives on the fifth floor with his wife and daughter, said he was "shocked and appalled" by the shooting. |
| He added: "This kind of thing never happens here. | He added: "This kind of thing never happens here. |
| "We don't run around scared, the place is full of hard-working families. The one thing I don't want anyone to think is that this is in any way is a dysfunctional or troubled... neighbourhood to live in." | "We don't run around scared, the place is full of hard-working families. The one thing I don't want anyone to think is that this is in any way is a dysfunctional or troubled... neighbourhood to live in." |
| IPCC investigators attended the scene of the shooting this morning. A forensic examination of the scene has taken place and initial house to house inquiries have been carried out. | |
| Commissioner at the IPCC Cindy Butts said: "Fatal police shootings are rare but require thorough independent scrutiny when they do occur. Our investigators are gathering all of the evidence to understand the full circumstances of what happened." |