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| Police shoot man dead in 'intelligence-led operation' in London | Police shoot man dead in 'intelligence-led operation' in London |
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| A man has been shot dead by police in what Scotland Yard is describing as “an intelligence-led operation” in north London. | A man has been shot dead by police in what Scotland Yard is describing as “an intelligence-led operation” in north London. |
| Armed officers swooped on a property in Wood Green, Haringey, and opened fire on a man at about 9am on Friday. Paramedics and London’s air ambulance attended the scene but the man died shortly after. A police tent has been erected in the road, and witnesses said they saw a man being treated in the street. Four men have been arrested as a result of the operation. | |
| In a statement, the Metropolitan police said: “Two of the men were arrested in the area of Bracknell Close, N22. They have been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to facilitate the escape of an individual from lawful custody. There were two further related arrests. | |
| “The four men arrested are at separate London police stations, and we are not prepared to provide any further information as to where. During the operation in Bracknell Close a man was shot, and has subsequently died. The circumstances of that shooting are now under investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission and as such it would be inappropriate to comment any further at this stage.” | |
| The Met said the operation involved its organised crime command and specialist firearms operational command unit. | |
| The Met earlier posted a tweet saying the operation was not related to terrorism. | |
| We can confirm the police operation in #WoodGreen is not related to terrorism | We can confirm the police operation in #WoodGreen is not related to terrorism |
| One Twitter user said the shooting happened on Winkfield Road and posted a picture showing police on the street, but Scotland Yard would not confirm the report. | One Twitter user said the shooting happened on Winkfield Road and posted a picture showing police on the street, but Scotland Yard would not confirm the report. |
| A second picture posted by the same user showed the air ambulance had landed in White Hart Lane recreation ground. | A second picture posted by the same user showed the air ambulance had landed in White Hart Lane recreation ground. |
| Something is happening in wood green again. Police everywhere and medical helicopter. pic.twitter.com/SbFygw1Jb5 | Something is happening in wood green again. Police everywhere and medical helicopter. pic.twitter.com/SbFygw1Jb5 |
| This, plus 2 hovering police helicopters in Wood Green. What's going on? pic.twitter.com/O8fh8jFHqM | This, plus 2 hovering police helicopters in Wood Green. What's going on? pic.twitter.com/O8fh8jFHqM |
| Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the shooting continue, and the police’s directorate of professional standards has been informed. | Inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the shooting continue, and the police’s directorate of professional standards has been informed. |
| The law mandates that a shooting is investigated by the IPCC. Its investigators have arrived at the scene in Haringey and will be looking for any sign of weapons in the vicinity of the shooting. For a police shooting to be lawful, officers have to show that they opened fire to protect their own lives or those of others. | |