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| Man shot dead by police in St Neots, Cambridgeshire | Man shot dead by police in St Neots, Cambridgeshire |
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| A man has been shot dead by police after officers were called to a house in Cambridgeshire. | A man has been shot dead by police after officers were called to a house in Cambridgeshire. |
| Officers were called to the property, in Duck Lane, St Neots, after concerns for the safety of residents were reported on Wednesday evening. | Officers were called to the property, in Duck Lane, St Neots, after concerns for the safety of residents 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 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 Commission (IPCC) is investigating. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating. |
| Live updates here | 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. | 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. |
| 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. |
| A woman, who lives close to the scene, described the shooting as "shocking". | |
| Jo Bull said: "It's just an everyday housing estate... it's a bit frightening. | |
| "You don't expect this at the bottom of your road." | |
| The shooting took place in the ward of St Neots mayor councillor James Corley, who echoed her comments. | |
| "We don't expect too much of a drastic crime or incident rate in the area," he told BBC Radio Cambridgeshire. |