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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 Duck Lane, St Neots, Cambridgeshire, after concerns for the safety of people inside were reported on Wednesday at 19:45 BST. | |
| The man, named locally as married father-of-three Richard Davies, was shot by a firearms officer about 15 minutes later and died at the scene. | |
| 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. |
| No-one else was injured in the incident. | |
| Mr Davies, a hydraulic fitter believed to have been in his 40s, was described as a friendly family man by neighbours. | |
| He worked for mechanical engineering firm Bosch Rexroth in nearby Cromwell Road. | |
| A spokesman said the company would only comment to say it was "saddened" as there was an ongoing investigation. | |
| Residents reported hearing raised voices shortly before the police arrived at the terraced house. | Residents reported hearing raised voices shortly before the police arrived at the terraced house. |
| One said: "We had never seen any trouble at that house before - it's not like somewhere the police are out all the time. | One said: "We had never seen any trouble at that house before - it's not like somewhere the police are out all the time. |
| "But there was definitely some kind of row last night. We heard shouting for a few minutes then it seemed to die down." | "But there was definitely some kind of row last night. We heard shouting for a few minutes then it seemed to die down." |
| A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said: "I heard three loud bangs and thought they were fireworks." | |
| Another local resident Mary Bath, 65, said her husband rushed outside after hearing shots but police told him to go back inside. | |
| "We heard the bangs and joked it sounded like gunfire. Suddenly there were police everywhere and we realised it was serious." | "We heard the bangs and joked it sounded like gunfire. Suddenly there were police everywhere and we realised it was serious." |