The death of a man who was shot dead near a Derby police station has been described as a "strange occurrence". A source at The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said investigators were trying to establish if Marius Ciolac "said anything threatening" before the incident.
The Telegraph reported the comments from an unnamed source at the IOPC, which has launched an independent investigation following the tradesman's death, reports Derbyshire Live. The 35-year-old was shot after he was reportedly seen brandishing a blade in the secure car park of the Ascot Drive police station on Friday, October 7. He later died of his wounds.
The IOPC source told the Telegraph: “He had not physically harmed anyone and we are trying to establish if he had said anything threatening. He was carrying a blade, but it has not been ascertained whether it was a knife or a sword as has been reported in the media."
