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| Portishead shooting: Man dies after police surround car | Portishead shooting: Man dies after police surround car |
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| A man has died in a shooting involving armed police at a junction of the M5 motorway near Bristol. | A man has died in a shooting involving armed police at a junction of the M5 motorway near Bristol. |
| Officers fired shots at a car on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near junction 19 for Portishead at about 09:30 BST, an eyewitness told the BBC. | Officers fired shots at a car on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near junction 19 for Portishead at about 09:30 BST, an eyewitness told the BBC. |
| Avon and Somerset Police said it acted following reports of a man in a car with a handgun. | Avon and Somerset Police said it acted following reports of a man in a car with a handgun. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission said there were reports "he had threatened another motorist". | The Independent Police Complaints Commission said there were reports "he had threatened another motorist". |
| Latest updates from the scene | Latest updates from the scene |
| A police spokesman said: "Earlier this morning we received calls from concerned members of the public travelling on the M5 who reported they had seen a man in a car with a handgun. | A police spokesman said: "Earlier this morning we received calls from concerned members of the public travelling on the M5 who reported they had seen a man in a car with a handgun. |
| "The vehicle left the motorway at junction 19 and officers stopped the car on the A369 known as the Portbury Hundred. | "The vehicle left the motorway at junction 19 and officers stopped the car on the A369 known as the Portbury Hundred. |
| "Shots were subsequently fired in an incident involving police firearms and a man has died. | "Shots were subsequently fired in an incident involving police firearms and a man has died. |
| "We referred the incident to the IPCC: they're now on the scene carrying out an independent investigation which we are supporting." | |
| The road will remain closed overnight whilst investigations continue. | |
| 'Number of witnesses' | 'Number of witnesses' |
| The force added it was not terror-related. | The force added it was not terror-related. |
| An IPCC spokesman confirmed it had launched an investigation and said its teams have been at the scene gathering evidence. | An IPCC spokesman confirmed it had launched an investigation and said its teams have been at the scene gathering evidence. |
| "We have been advised that officers were responding to reports of a man travelling on the M5 with a handgun and that he had threatened another motorist," he said. | "We have been advised that officers were responding to reports of a man travelling on the M5 with a handgun and that he had threatened another motorist," he said. |
| "What appears to be a non-police issue firearm was found at the scene and will also be subject to examination." | "What appears to be a non-police issue firearm was found at the scene and will also be subject to examination." |
| He added inquiries were continuing to formally identify the deceased and his next of kin. A post mortem is due to take place on Thursday. | He added inquiries were continuing to formally identify the deceased and his next of kin. A post mortem is due to take place on Thursday. |
| IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts: "At this stage we are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident and no individual police officer is under investigation. | IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts: "At this stage we are currently investigating the circumstances of the incident and no individual police officer is under investigation. |
| "There would have been a large number of witnesses, given this incident took place on a busy road during rush hour. We would ask that anyone with information that may assist our independent investigation make contact with our investigators." | "There would have been a large number of witnesses, given this incident took place on a busy road during rush hour. We would ask that anyone with information that may assist our independent investigation make contact with our investigators." |
| At the scene: BBC reporter Jon Kay | At the scene: BBC reporter Jon Kay |
| Forensic officers in white protective suits are scouring every inch of the car and road surface. | Forensic officers in white protective suits are scouring every inch of the car and road surface. |
| An object on the roof of the red car looks like a handgun to the naked eye. | An object on the roof of the red car looks like a handgun to the naked eye. |
| There are bullet holes in the windows and shards of shattered glass on the tarmac below. The driver's door is open. | There are bullet holes in the windows and shards of shattered glass on the tarmac below. The driver's door is open. |
| This afternoon police erected a large privacy barrier across the end of the road and extended the cordon around the scene. | This afternoon police erected a large privacy barrier across the end of the road and extended the cordon around the scene. |
| A large blue police tent has been carried in and installed next to the car. | A large blue police tent has been carried in and installed next to the car. |
| David Ellison told BBC Radio Bristol he saw officers fire between six and 10 shots through the passenger window using handguns. | 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 10 times," he said. | "They surrounded it. They shot maybe five, six or 10 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." |
| Lisa Fussell told the BBC she had been driving along the Portbury Hundred when she came across a scene of "chaos" involving two unmarked police cars and "five or six officers dressed all in black". | Lisa Fussell told the BBC she had been driving along the Portbury Hundred when she came across a scene of "chaos" involving two unmarked police cars and "five or six officers dressed all in black". |
| "The air ambulance landed in front of us. The medics got out and ran to a red car. It looked like someone had been taken ill," she said. | "The air ambulance landed in front of us. The medics got out and ran to a red car. It looked like someone had been taken ill," she said. |
| "It frightened us and it's upsetting now that we know he's been killed. He was someone's son." | "It frightened us and it's upsetting now that we know he's been killed. He was someone's son." |
| The Great Western Air Ambulance's critical care team also attended. | The Great Western Air Ambulance's critical care team also attended. |
| The Portbury Hundred links the M5 motorway to the town of Portishead, to the west of Bristol. | The Portbury Hundred links the M5 motorway to the town of Portishead, to the west of Bristol. |
| Diversions are in place and police have advised drivers to plan ahead and use alternative routes. |