Islington woman was 'pinned against wall by ex-partner at knifepoint' when police marksman shot him dead

 
Police tape: a policeman stands watch at the scene in Shepperton Road, Islington (Picture: Jeremy Selwyn)
Rachel Blundy10 September 2014
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A woman whose ex-partner was shot dead by police during a siege at her north London home has claimed he was pinning her against a wall at knifepoint when the fatal bullet was fired, a report revealed today.

The 40-year-old man, who has not yet been named, died as a result of shock and haemorrhage caused by a gunshot wound to the chest.

He was also shot in his upper left arm during the siege in the early hours of Friday morning, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said today.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-cards="hidden" data-conversation="none" data-partner="tweetdeck">Initial accounts from the women &amp; officer who shot the man both indicate she was being held at knife point when the man was shot <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Islington?src=hash" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-181461-https://twitter.com/hashtag/Islington?src=hash" data-vars-event-id="c23">#Islington</a>— IPCC (@IPCCNews) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IPCCNews/status/509719650331291648" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-181461-https://twitter.com/IPCCNews/status/509719650331291648" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 10, 2014</a>

It was the first fatal shooting by a Metropolitan Police marksman since the death of Mark Duggan in 2011.

In a interim report published today, the IPCC said: "A witness statement has been taken from the woman who was in the property and her account and that of the officer who shot the man indicate that she was being held by knifepoint against a wall inside the flat during the incident."

The marksman who fired the shots will be interviewed by the IPCC in the coming days, as well as officers who were at the scene.

Investigators are also looking at CCTV footage and have been conducting house-to-house enquiries, the IPCC said.

IPCC Commissioner Cindy Butts said: "I have today met with members of the bereaved family, who are very distressed, to extend my condolences and to update them on the progress of our investigation.

"I would like to assure all those concerned that the circumstances surrounding this tragedy will be investigated thoroughly."

Additional reporting by PA

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