The notorious killer of three police officers in west London in the 1960s has died.
Harry Roberts was jailed for life for shooting dead three unarmed officers in Shepherd's Bush in 1966, before being released on licence in 2014.
He had been living in sheltered accommodation in Peterborough after his release, the Sun reported.
He died in hospital last Saturday after a short illness, the newspaper said.
The infamous case shaped public debate on sentencing, parole and the protection of police officers.
The brutality of the attack caused nationwide shock at a time when armed violence against police was exceptionally rare.
The murders took place on 12 August 1966 as Roberts opened fire without warning on Sergeant Christopher Head, 30, Detective Constable David Wombwell, 25, and Pc Geoffrey Fox, 41, who had stopped him and two associates John Duddy and John Witney in their van.
The killings led to a 96-day manhunt, one of the most extensive in British policing history. Roberts used his former military training to evade capture before he was eventually found sleeping rough in Hertfordshire.
All three men were convicted at the Old Bailey. Capital punishment had been abolished the previous year, but the judge described the murders as “the most heinous crime for a generation or more” and imposed a life sentence with a minimum tariff of 30 years.
Duddy and Witney both died years earlier. The case remains a defining reference point in discussions about sentencing, policing and public protection in the UK.
Matt Cane, general secretary of the Metropolitan Police Federation, said: "The three officers murdered by Roberts never got a chance to grow old.
"The life sentence for their loved ones still continues.
"Life should mean life if you murder a police officer in the course of their duties - Roberts should never have been freed."
