A man has died in hospital after being shot by armed police following a pursuit which ended in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, south London on Monday evening.
A Met statement said: “At 9.51pm on Monday, 5 September specialist firearms officers were in pursuit of a suspect vehicle in the Lambeth area.
“The vehicle was stopped following tactical contact in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill. A police firearm was discharged.
“An occupant of the suspect vehicle, a man believed to be aged in his 20s, sustained a gunshot injury.
“London Ambulance Service and London’s Air Ambulance were requested. Officers administered first aid prior to their arrival and the man was taken to hospital, where he died at 12.16am.
“Enquiries are ongoing to notify his next of kin. Cordons and road closures are in place.
“As is protocol, the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards were contacted and they notified the Independent Office for Police Conduct, who have launched an independent investigation.
“Enquiries into the exact circumstances are ongoing.”
