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| Croydon shooting: Officer shot dead at police station | |
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| A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Police Station in south London. | A police officer has been shot dead at Croydon Police Station in south London. |
| The officer was shot by a man who was being detained at the custody centre in Windmill Lane. | |
| It is believed the suspect was taken to the station, where he was searched, before producing a weapon and firing it at an officer and himself. | |
| The officer was treated at the scene by paramedics after the incident at 02:15 BST. He later died in hospital of gunshot wounds. | |
| A 23-year-old man was detained by officers at the scene. He was also taken to hospital with a gunshot wound and remains in a critical condition. | |
| No police firearms were discharged during the incident, the Met Police said. The officer's family are being supported by specialist officers. | |
| 'Mourn our colleague' | |
| Commissioner Cressida Dick described the loss of her colleague as "truly shocking". | |
| "We are currently supporting his family and also have a dedicated team providing support to the officers and those in the custody centre who witnessed the shooting," she said. | |
| "When a colleague dies in the line of duty the shockwaves and sadness reverberates throughout the Met and our communities. Policing is a family, within London and nationally, and we will all deeply mourn our colleague. " |