A man who was seen armed with a knife in Derby was shot dead by a police officer responding to the incident, Derbyshire Constabulary has said. It came after police officers reported seeing a man with a knife in the secure car park of Ascot Drive Police Station, off Ascot Drive, at 9.55am on Friday (October 7).
In a statement, Derbyshire police said the man was killed from a gunshot fired by an armed officer. The man had been treated by paramedics at the scene.
The man has not yet been officially identified by the next of kin. No police officers or emergency services personnel were injured. The case has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
