Dagenham shooting: ‘Suicidal’ man with gun shot dead in stand-off with Met police in east London
Police were called to an address in Weston Green shortly before 8pm (UKNIP) A man has died after armed police fired on a home in Dagenham[1]. The Metropolitan Police[2] said officers were called to an address in Weston Green shortly before 8pm on Thursday by a man who said he planned to take his own life.
The man, believed to be aged 40, also told police he had loaded firearms. Police contacted a specialist negotiator and continued efforts to engage with the man before shots were fired by officers just before 9pm. Despite the efforts of police and paramedics, the man was pronounced dead at 9.30pm.
A search of the property found a gun at the property and nobody else was believed to be on the premises. Frontline Policing Commander for North and East London[3] Commander Kyle Gordon said: "My thoughts are with the loved ones of the man who has died, with the local community in Dagenham and the officers involved in this incident. "While formal identification has yet to take place, officers believe he was aged 40.
His next of kin has been informed.
"They will receive our full support."
The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards and the Independent Office for Police Conduct have been informed.
References
- ^ Dagenham (www.standard.co.uk)
- ^ Metropolitan Police (www.standard.co.uk)
- ^ East London (www.standard.co.uk)