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| Portishead shooting: Man dies after police surround car | |
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| A man has died in a "police shooting" involving a car near the M5 motorway in the Bristol area. | |
| The incident happened on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near junction 19 for Portishead at around 09:30 BST. | |
| One eyewitness told the BBC he saw officers firing at the passenger window and dragging a man out the car. | |
| Avon and Somerset Police confirmed the fatality and has referred the shooting to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | |
| Latest updates from the scene | Latest updates from the scene |
| The force said it was not terror-related. | |
| David Ellison told BBC Radio Bristol he saw officers fire between six and 10 shots through the passenger window using handguns. | |
| "They surrounded it. They shot maybe five, six or ten times," he said. | "They surrounded it. They shot maybe five, six or ten times," he said. |
| "Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. | "Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. |
| "It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars." | "It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars." |
| The BBC's Jon Kay, who is at the scene, said there was a red car with smashed windows visible behind the police cordon. | The BBC's Jon Kay, who is at the scene, said there was a red car with smashed windows visible behind the police cordon. |
| A police spokesman said: "We can confirm a man died earlier this morning in an incident involving police firearms on The Portbury Hundred (A369) in Portishead. | |
| "We have referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission." | |
| An air ambulance is at the scene along with Great Western Ambulance's critical care team. | An air ambulance is at the scene along with Great Western Ambulance's critical care team. |
| The Portbury Hundred links the M5 motorway to the town of Portishead, to the west of Bristol. | |