AN armed man who said he wanted to take his own life was shot dead by police last night.
Armed officers and a special negotiator were sent to a residential address following the 999 “suicide” call.
Police tried to engage with the 40-year-old man but, shortly before 9pm, shots were fired by officers.
The man was declared dead at 9.30pm. A weapon, believed to be a rifle, was discovered at the scene, in Dagenham, East London.
Pictures from the scene last night showed a forensics tent in the property’s garden with police officers guarding the scene.
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Commander Kyle Gordon, Frontline Policing Commander for North and East London, 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.”
Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct confirmed it has opened an investigation.
The Met’s own Directorate of Professional Standards had also been informed, the force said.
