A person sporting a knife who “moved at pace” in opposition to police has been shot lifeless by means of officials at Milton Keynes railway station, Thames Valley Police (TVP) have mentioned.
Officials from TVP and British Shipping Police (BTP) have been known as to stories of a person sporting a firearm on the station at 12.55pm on Tuesday.
“Our armed officials replied and challenged a white guy who was once sporting a knife out of doors the station,” TVP mentioned in a later observation.
They mentioned the person “moved at pace” in opposition to officials with the knife prior to “a shot was once fired by means of police”.
Symbol: Forensic mavens out of doors the station. Pic: PA 
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In spite of makes an attempt to save lots of the person, he was once pronounced lifeless at 1.44pm.
Officials are nonetheless on the scene, however there is not any wider chance to the general public, the power mentioned.
They mentioned the station stays open and trains are operating as same old – even supposing there was once disruption to the bus station and taxi rank out of doors.
“We’ve got no longer but knowledgeable the person’s subsequent of kinfolk, so he has no longer been officially recognized,” the power mentioned.
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The Unbiased Place of work for Police Behavior (IOPC) has mentioned TVP had referred the incident to the watchdog.
A spokesperson mentioned it had begun an unbiased probe into the taking pictures, including it was once “notified by means of TVP in a while after the incident” and that IOPC investigators have been despatched to the station.
The spokesperson added: “Our ideas are with the circle of relatives of the person who died and all those that were suffering from this incident.
“Our position in those instances is to independently examine all the instances surrounding this incident together with the movements and choices taken by means of the police.
“We declared an unbiased investigation at 2.26pm. It’s in its very early levels and no additional knowledge is to be had presently.”
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Emily Darlington, Milton Keynes Central MP, mentioned: “I used to be stunned to listen to of the occasions out of doors Milton Keynes Central Station lately. My ideas are with everyone affected, and I’m thankful for the swift motion taken by means of the emergency products and services to stay the general public protected.”
