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Man shot dead by police in St Neots, Cambridgeshire | |
(35 minutes later) | |
A man has been shot dead by police after officers were called to a house in Cambridgeshire. | |
Concerns for people inside the property, in Duck Lane, St Neots, were reported on Wednesday evening. | |
The man, believed to be in his 40s, was shot by a firearms officer just after 20:00 BST and died at the scene. No-one else was injured. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Comission (IPCC) has begun an investigation. | The Independent Police Complaints Comission (IPCC) has begun an investigation. |
Live updates here | |
A spokesman for the watchdog said the man's next of kin had been informed and the area would remain cordoned off "for some time" while IPCC investigations took place. | |
"The investigation is in the very early stages and we are unable to provide further details at this time," he said. | |
Cambridgeshire Police said it would "not be appropriate to comment further" at this stage. | Cambridgeshire Police said it would "not be appropriate to comment further" at this stage. |