UK police officer shot dead at custody centre in south London

UK police officer shot dead at custody centre in south London

by Joseph Anthony
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A British police officer has been shot dead by a man who was being detained at a custody centre in south London in the early hours of Friday.

Police said incident occurred while a man was being detained at the Croydon Custody Centre at about 2.15 a.m. The unnamed officer was treated at the scene and taken to hospital where he died.
A 23-year-old man was detained at the scene of the shooting and was taken to hospital having also suffered a gunshot wound. He is in a critical condition in hospital.
Officers did not open fire and the BBC said it was believed the man turned the gun on himself. A murder investigation is underway, police added.
โ€œThis is a truly shocking incident in which one of our colleagues has lost his life in the most tragic circumstances,โ€ London police chief Cressida Dick said.
โ€œWe are in the early stages of the investigation and are still working to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident and we will provide further updates when we have them.โ€
Britainโ€™s interior minister, Priti Patel, said she was shocked and saddened by the killing.
โ€œThis is a sad day for our country and another terrible reminder of how our police officers put themselves in danger each and every day to keep the rest of us safe,โ€ Patel said.
British police officers remain routinely unarmed, and a survey in 2017 suggested most did not want to carry weapons regularly.
โ€œThis is utterly devastating and heartbreaking news,โ€ said John Apter, chairman of the National Police Federation which represents rank and file officers in England and Wales.
REUTERS

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