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Man shot dead by police officers
A man has been shot dead by police in Romford, east London.
The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said armed police were called to Romford at 1340 GMT.
Police said: "Armed police attended at the request of borough officers. A man has been shot dead by police. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital."
The shooting happened near Honeysuckle Close, a residential estate in the Harold Hill area that backs onto a local park.
Helicopter
Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed of the shooting.
One neighbour in Honeysuckle Close, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw the police here and I just stayed out of the way.
"They blocked the square off and the helicopter was overhead."
Another neighbour added: "Somebody got shot. I don't know any more about it."
'Nice area'
Arthur Collins, who works at The Saxon King pub in nearby Petersfield Avenue, said: "We've just heard about it, but we don't know any details.
"It's a bit of a shock. I've lived around here for 22 years and it's a nice area."
The IPCC confirmed that its investigators were en route to the scene.
An IPCC spokeswoman said: "We are aware of a fatal shooting of a man in Romford by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service today, Wednesday 29 October.
"IPCC investigators are currently on their way to the scene and will assess the circumstances this afternoon.
"No further information is available at this stage."
Man shot dead by police officers
A man has been shot dead by police in Romford, east London.
The BBC's Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said armed police were called to Romford at 1340 GMT.
Police said: "Armed police attended at the request of borough officers. A man has been shot dead by police. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital."
The shooting happened near Honeysuckle Close, a residential estate in the Harold Hill area that backs onto a local park.
Helicopter
Both the Directorate of Public Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission were informed of the shooting.
One neighbour in Honeysuckle Close, who did not want to be named, said: "I saw the police here and I just stayed out of the way.
"They blocked the square off and the helicopter was overhead."
Another neighbour added: "Somebody got shot. I don't know any more about it."
'Nice area'
Arthur Collins, who works at The Saxon King pub in nearby Petersfield Avenue, said: "We've just heard about it, but we don't know any details.
"It's a bit of a shock. I've lived around here for 22 years and it's a nice area."
The IPCC confirmed that its investigators were en route to the scene.
An IPCC spokeswoman said: "We are aware of a fatal shooting of a man in Romford by officers from the Metropolitan Police Service today, Wednesday 29 October.
"IPCC investigators are currently on their way to the scene and will assess the circumstances this afternoon.
"No further information is available at this stage."
