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| Portishead police shooting: Man dies after armed officers 'fire on car' on Portbury Hundred | Portishead police shooting: Man dies after armed officers 'fire on car' on Portbury Hundred |
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| A man has died after a reported police shooting on a main road near Portishead, Somerset. | A man has died after a reported police shooting on a main road near Portishead, Somerset. |
| Avon and Somerset Police said the man died after an “incident involving police firearms” on the A369 Portbury Hundred, near Bristol, this morning. The incident is not terror-related, the force told The Independent. | Avon and Somerset Police said the man died after an “incident involving police firearms” on the A369 Portbury Hundred, near Bristol, this morning. The incident is not terror-related, the force told The Independent. |
| A witness told the BBC he saw “five or six” shots. | A witness told the BBC he saw “five or six” shots. |
| David Ellison told the broadcaster: “Several police vehicles surrounded the car and I saw two police officers fire five, six, maybe 10 shots through the passenger window. | David Ellison told the broadcaster: “Several police vehicles surrounded the car and I saw two police officers fire five, six, maybe 10 shots through the passenger window. |
| “They dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him.” | “They dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him.” |
| An air ambulance landed on the A369 Portbury Hundred near its junction with the M5, police said. | An air ambulance landed on the A369 Portbury Hundred near its junction with the M5, police said. |
| Great Western Air Ambulance charity told The Independent it had sent its critical care team to the incident, but could not confirm further details. | Great Western Air Ambulance charity told The Independent it had sent its critical care team to the incident, but could not confirm further details. |
| A car being photographed by police appeared to be an older model red Suzuki Swift hatchback. | A car being photographed by police appeared to be an older model red Suzuki Swift hatchback. |
| The BBC reported it was this vehicle that had been surrounded by marked and unmarked police cars at about 9.30am before the shooting is said to have taken place. | The BBC reported it was this vehicle that had been surrounded by marked and unmarked police cars at about 9.30am before the shooting is said to have taken place. |
| There were at least four bullet holes in the off-side of the hatchback car, and what appeared to be a black handgun on the roof. | |
| The scene has been cordoned off and officers in white forensic suits had erected a blue and white tent opposite a number of vehicles on the side of the road. | |
| A body, covered by a blanket, lay in the road at the back of the near-side of the small hatchback car. | |
| The body was mainly obscured by the blanket, an ambulance and police vehicles, though a right leg and white trainer could be seen. | |
| The driver’s side front window was smashed, and there was blood and glass on the floor, as well as a sun hat. An Avon and Somerset 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. This has been a fast moving incident and is now under investigation by the IPCC.” | “We have referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. This has been a fast moving incident and is now under investigation by the IPCC.” |
| The IPCC told The Independent: “We are investigating an incident involving police firearms this morning on the A369 near Portishead in which a man has died. | |
| “IPCC investigators are at the scene gathering evidence and are attending the post incident procedures. | |
| “Our investigation is in its very early stages.” | |
| The A369 is a major commuter route from Portishead to Bristol. | The A369 is a major commuter route from Portishead to Bristol. |
| Additional reporting by agencies |