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| Man dead after police 'surround car and shoot into it' near Bristol | |
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| A man has died after police fired shots on a road close to the M5 near Bristol. | |
| A witness has told BBC Radio Bristol that police fired a number of times into a car. | A witness has told BBC Radio Bristol that police fired a number of times into a car. |
| Avon and Somerset police 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.” | |
| Police said the A369 was closed near junction 19 of the M5 due to a police incident. | |
| The witness, David Ellison, told the BBC: “As I came out of Portishead … police were ahead of me. They surrounded it. They shot maybe five, six or 10 times. Then they dragged a man from the car to resuscitate him. | The witness, David Ellison, told the BBC: “As I came out of Portishead … police were ahead of me. They surrounded it. They shot maybe five, six or 10 times. 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. They shot through the passenger window. | “It came off the roundabout towards Portishead and then was boxed in by cars. They shot through the passenger window. |
| “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. | “There were one or two marked cars and two more unmarked vehicles. |
| “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa – or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” | “I would say it was a 20-year-old red Corsa – or something like that. It was quite small. It was very faded.” |
| The police have not so far given any detail of the incident. They have advised motorists to avoid the area. | The police have not so far given any detail of the incident. They have advised motorists to avoid the area. |
| The road where the incident happened is known as the Portbury Hundred. It is a few minutes’ drive from the force’s headquarters. | The road where the incident happened is known as the Portbury Hundred. It is a few minutes’ drive from the force’s headquarters. |
| A force spokesperson said: “We have closed off the Portbury Hundred (A369) in north Somerset following an incident earlier this morning. The air ambulance has landed. | |
| “Motorists will not be able to access Portishead from junction 19 of the M5. We anticipate the road will remain closed for some time.” | |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |