Coroner Simon Wickens offers condolences to Joel Stennings' father and partner at a hearing.
An inquest into the death a man who died after being shot by Surrey Police has been opened and adjourned.The Independent Office for Police Conduct said a post-mortem at Royal Surrey Hospital in Guildford had given a provisional cause of death as complications of a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
Mr Wickens offered his condolences to Mr Stenning's father Gary and his partner Maia McWilliams, who attended the hearing.Police were called to reports of an altercation between two people, one of whom was said to be carrying a firearm, at about 00:30 BST. “Police body-worn footage shows officers calling for the occupant of the address to come to the door with nothing in their hands,” the IOPC said.The IOPC said one shot was fired by a firearms officer, which struck Mr Stenning shortly after 01:20.
The investigating body said "a non-police issue weapon" was also found at the scene and has been seized.
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