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Fatal police shootings hit 12-year high in England and Wales, reveals IPCC report Fatal police shootings hit 12-year high in England and Wales, reveals IPCC report
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Fatal police shootings in England and Wales have hit a 12-year high, according to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). Fatal police shootings in England and Wales have hit a 12-year high, according to figures released by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
There were six fatal police shootings in the 12 months to March 2017, making it the highest annual figure since 2004/05 and marking a two-fold rise on the previous year. There were six fatal police shootings in the 12 months to March 2017, making it the highest annual figure since the IPCC began recorded in 2004/05 and marking a two-fold rise on the previous year.
Three of the incidents are subject to ongoing independent investigations and three are complete. One was terror-related. Three of the incidents are subject to ongoing independent investigations and three are complete. One — the police shooting of Westminster attacker Khalid Masood — was terror-related.
More follows… The IPCC report also revealed there were 28 deaths related to police pursuits of vehicles — more than in any year since 2005/06.
  Commenting on the police shooting figures, Dame Anne Owers, Chair of the IPCC, said: “While the number of fatal police shootings has risen this year, this is in the context of many thousands of authorised firearms operations - 14,700 in 2015/16.
"The deaths happened across six forces, and one was terrorism-related.  It is important that each incident is thoroughly and independently investigated, to provide public reassurance.
"Investigations into three of the 2016/17 incidents are complete and, as in the great majority of firearms investigations, we have found no indication of misconduct by any firearms officer."
Speaking about police deaths more generally, Ms Owers said: " “It is important, for bereaved families, for the public, and for the police themselves that the IPCC is able to investigate all of these deaths independently and robustly, to ensure accountability and to provide learning that can help prevent future deaths.”