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| Wood Green police shooting: Man dies in plot to free individual from custody | |
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| A man has been shot dead during a police operation relating to a suspected plot to free a prisoner. | |
| Armed officers were in Bracknell Close, near Wood Green Crown Court, at about 09:00 GMT when the man was shot. | |
| The Met said the operation was "intelligence-led" and resulted in the arrests of four people. | |
| Two of the arrests were in the Bracknell Close area on suspicion of "conspiracy to facilitate the escape of an individual from custody". | |
| Following the shooting, police cordoned off the road at the junction of Bracknell Close and Olympus Grove, near Winkfield Road. | Following the shooting, police cordoned off the road at the junction of Bracknell Close and Olympus Grove, near Winkfield Road. |
| A white forensics tent was erected in the residential street and officers wearing balaclavas were at the scene. | A white forensics tent was erected in the residential street and officers wearing balaclavas were at the scene. |
| BBC London Live for latest updates on this and today's other stories | BBC London Live for latest updates on this and today's other stories |
| An air ambulance was also called but the man was confirmed dead shortly before 10:30 GMT. | An air ambulance was also called but the man was confirmed dead shortly before 10:30 GMT. |
| There were no reports of any other injuries. | There were no reports of any other injuries. |
| Ashley Howard said he was working on scaffolding and saw the air ambulance arrive. | Ashley Howard said he was working on scaffolding and saw the air ambulance arrive. |
| He said: "Next minute I see armed police and a guy on the floor. | He said: "Next minute I see armed police and a guy on the floor. |
| "The air ambulance people tried to resuscitate him. They took him away in a body bag." | "The air ambulance people tried to resuscitate him. They took him away in a body bag." |
| Fatal police-related shootings in England and Wales | Fatal police-related shootings in England and Wales |
| Fatal police shootings are rare, says Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw. In the past five years there have been seven. | Fatal police shootings are rare, says Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw. In the past five years there have been seven. |
| Tenant advocate Angie Buzzacott said it was a nice, quiet estate and she was trying to do as much as she could to "keep everyone calm". | Tenant advocate Angie Buzzacott said it was a nice, quiet estate and she was trying to do as much as she could to "keep everyone calm". |
| In addition to the two arrests in the area of Bracknell Close, the Met said there were two further "related" arrests but did not specify the nature. | In addition to the two arrests in the area of Bracknell Close, the Met said there were two further "related" arrests but did not specify the nature. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said investigators were at the scene overseeing initial accounts given by the officers involved. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission said investigators were at the scene overseeing initial accounts given by the officers involved. |
| The Met added the Directorate of Professional Standards - its internal investigator - had also been informed. | The Met added the Directorate of Professional Standards - its internal investigator - had also been informed. |
| Police confirmed the incident was not related to terrorism. |