{"id":14844,"date":"2024-01-30T12:50:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/london-police-shoot-dead-man-allegedly-armed-with-crossbow\/"},"modified":"2024-01-30T12:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T12:50:39","slug":"london-police-shoot-dead-man-allegedly-armed-with-crossbow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/30\/london-police-shoot-dead-man-allegedly-armed-with-crossbow\/","title":{"rendered":"London police shoot dead man allegedly armed with crossbow"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Police in the British capital shot dead a man who was reportedly trying to enter a property armed with a crossbow in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Officers were called to an address in Bywater Place in southeast London at around 4.55 a.m. local time (11.55 p.m. Monday ET) after occupants reported that a man armed with weapons including a crossbow was attempting to force his way in, said the city\u2019s Metropolitan Police.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The man, who police say is thought to be in his 30s, \u201cwas threatening to harm residents inside the address,\u201d reads the statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cLocal officers attended and attempted to speak to the man but, after being threatened, armed officers were called and quickly attended the scene,\u201d added police.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cThe man had got inside the property, and a police firearm was discharged,\u201d continues the statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Police and paramedics provided first aid but the man died at the scene, said police, adding that two people at the address suffered minor injuries.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an independent investigation into the incident, and the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed, according to the statement.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, who is responsible for policing in Southwark, the borough where the incident occurred, said his thoughts were with those affected.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cI understand the local community will be concerned at the events that have taken place this morning,\u201d said Adjei-Addoh.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      It is rare for police in England and Wales to shoot suspects dead.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Figures compiled by the charity Inquest show that there were 27 fatal police shootings in England and Wales between 2013 and 2023.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Of that number, 13 were carried out by the Metropolitan Police, which is the largest force in the UK.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Police in the British capital shot dead a man who was reportedly trying to enter a property armed with a crossbow in the early hours of Tuesday, according to a statement. 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