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Streatham: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London – BBC News, BBC News

Streatham: Man shot dead by police after stabbings in London – BBC News, BBC News
        

            

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Media caption Video shows moments after police shooting

A man has been shot dead by officers in a “terrorist-related” incident. in south London, the Met Police have said.

It is believed two people have been injured in stabbings on Streatham High Road.

Gun shots were heard just after 720: 14 GMT on Sunday. Police later said the scene had been “fully contained”.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson Tweet that his thoughts were with the injured and others affected. He thanked emergency services for their response.

Reports suggest a man went into a shop on the busy high street with a knife and started stabbing people.

It appears the man then left the shop and stabbed a woman, possibly a cyclist.

It seems police were then on the scene.

Witnesses report hearing three gun shots and a man was seen lying on the floor, as armed police approached.

The London Ambulance Service said it was treating a number of people at the scene.

The Metropolitan Police said it was awaiting updates on the condition of those injured.

A large police cordon stretches from Streatham Hill station and there is a heavy police presence; helicopters are overhead.

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Image caption                                      A police officer was seen pointing a gun at a man, who was seen on the floor outside boots                              

One eye witness told how he saw the shooting take place in front of a Boots pharmacy.

“I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer,” he told the PA news agency.

“The man was then shot. I heard three gunshots.”

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Image caption                                      The main road through Streatham is cordoned off                              

Eyewitness Daniel Gough said he was out for a run when he heard shots and everyone ran.

“There was panic, people were yelling,” he said. “A young girl running alongside me kept asking ‘Is this what I’m meant to do?’ – she was very distressed.

“I saw a policeman and he yelled, telling everyone to get back. His gun was pointing in the direction of a man on the floor.

“Suddenly, more police appeared. There were [officers] everywhere”.

            

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Media caption The BBC’s Steffan Powell describes the scene in Streatham after a man was shot by armed police

Adam Blake, also on the high road, described how he saw two or three cars crash into each other, including an unmarked police car, as the incident unfolded.

“Another police car carried on towards the hill pursuing someone,” he told the BBC.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan thanked emergency services for their “swift and courageous response”, saying: “They truly are the best of us.”

“Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of life – here in London we will never let them succeed.”

Streatham’s Labor MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy said her thoughts were with those injured, their families and those who witnessed the attack.

BBC journalist Steffan Powell, in Streatham, said armed police were everywhere and had been telling residents to stay inside.

            

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