Man shot dead in London by UK police

London, February 2

A man was shot dead by armed Scotland Yard officers in South London on Sunday in a terror-related stabbing incident in which at least two persons were injured. Emergency services, including paramedics and armed police, responded to the incident at Streatham High Road. Social media images showed policemen pursuing a suspect, who was later pronounced dead.

“A man has been shot by armed officers in Streatham,” the Metropolitan Police said in a statement. “At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed. The circumstances are being assessed. The incident has been declared as terrorist-related,” it said. The police later confirmed that the scene had been “fully contained”. “We believe there are two injured victims,” they said.

The exact circumstances of the incident remain unconfirmed but eyewitnesses reported seeing a machete-wielding man with silver canisters strapped to his body before he was shot. The police shouted for people to “get back” as they cleared the area of shoppers and bystanders. Prime Minister Boris Johnson took to Twitter to thank the emergency services for containing the incident.

“Thank you to all emergency services responding to the incident in Streatham, which the police have now declared as terrorism-related. My thoughts are with the injured and all those affected,” he said. London Mayor Sadiq Khan too praised the emergency services for their response and said he was in “close contact” with the police. In a statement, he said: “Terrorists seek to divide us and to destroy our way of

life – here in London we will never let them succeed.”

Home Secretary Priti Patel tweeted: “I am being kept updated by @metpoliceuk on this afternoon’s incident in Streatham, which has been declared terrorist-related. My first thoughts are with the victims, our brave police and emergency services and their families.” In November last year, two persons were killed after convicted terrorist Usman Khan went on a stabbing frenzy in London Bridge area. PTI