man killed by police in London

This is a rare occurrence in the UK, where most police officers do not carry firearms. A man armed with a crossbow was killed by police on Tuesday January 30 in south-east London. According to London police, the victim, aged around 30, was armed with several weapons and threatened to attack residents. “Local police officers went to the scene to speak” to this man, but after being threatened, armed officers were called and surrendered “quickly” on site.

“The man entered the home, and a firearm was used”, London police said. Despite the immediate care provided, the man died on the spot, according to Scotland Yard, which seized the “fonts”. According to a London police official, police officers only use their weapons “very rarely” And “understand and expect that, when they do so, their actions will be closely scrutinized”.

According to the UK Home Office, officers intentionally used their weapons only ten times during the year from March 31, 2022 to 2023, out of 18,395 operations involving armed units in England and Wales. According to the Inquest association, which tracks deaths involving law enforcement, 82 people have been killed by police shootings in England and Wales since 1982.