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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. |
| 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 officers fired shots at a car on the Portbury Hundred (A369) near junction 19 for Portishead at about 09:30 BST. |
| He said he saw police shoot at the passenger window and drag a man out of the bullet-riddled car. | He said he saw police shoot at the passenger window and drag a man out of the bullet-riddled car. |
| Avon and Somerset Police said it had referred the death to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | Avon and Somerset Police said it had referred the death to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| Latest updates from the scene | Latest updates from the scene |
| The force said it was not terror-related. | 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. | 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." |
| A red car with smashed windows can be seen behind the police cordon. | A red car with smashed windows can be seen behind the police cordon. |
| 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. |
| 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, "five or six officers dressed all in black" and the red car. | 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, "five or six officers dressed all in black" and the red car. |
| "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." |
| 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. | 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." | "We have referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission." |
| An IPCC spokesman confirmed it had launched an investigation and said its teams were at the scene gathering evidence. | An IPCC spokesman confirmed it had launched an investigation and said its teams were at the scene gathering evidence. |
| The Great Western Air Ambulance's critical care team also attended the scene. | The Great Western Air Ambulance's critical care team also attended the scene. |
| The road is likely to be closed for several hours. | |
| 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. |