The incident happened in Hackney on Tuesday night
The 28-year-old was shot by armed officers responding to reports of a suspect ‘armed with knives and making threats to kill.’The scene in Knights Close Hackney, east London where a 28-year-old man was shot by armed police
The Met police said an officer suffered a ‘slash injury’ during the incident and was taken to hospital.The Metropolitan Police said they were first alerted to the ‘domestic incident’ at a property in Knights Close at 9.43pm.‘Specialist firearms officers attended the scene. One officer sustained a slash injury.‘Firearms officers were deployed and a male was shot by police. He has been conveyed to an east London hospital.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct is aware of the incident and has launched its own investigation, Scotland Yard said.
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