Post by Den on Nov 27, 2009 15:43:23 GMT
The body of a woman has been found in a flat after officers shot an armed man during a stand-off in a supermarket.
Police opened fire on a man in Morrisons in Ten Perch Road, Canterbury, Kent, following reports of an armed man inside.
Kent Police said that after the shooting, the body of a woman was found in a flat in Victoria Road in the city.
A police spokesman said: "The death is being treated as suspicious and police are carrying out a forensic examination at the address in Victoria Road.
Detectives are waiting to question a man who is currently in hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the arm."
Earlier, sources said the man was seen waving the firearm in the supermarket but did not threaten anyone. It was believed he was shot by an officer after refusing to obey orders to put the weapon down.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission later said it had assessed the circumstances of the shooting and decided Kent Police professional standards department could continue the investigation at a local level.
Sources said the man arrested is aged 32 and lived at the same address, the Ambassador Guest House on Victoria Road, as the woman who was found dead.
A police spokesman said the man's injuries were not thought to be life threatening. No-one else was injured and a weapon was recovered at the scene.
A Morrisons spokesman said: "We can confirm that there was an incident and that we are helping police with their inquiries. The police are fully investigating the incident."
Police opened fire on a man in Morrisons in Ten Perch Road, Canterbury, Kent, following reports of an armed man inside.
Kent Police said that after the shooting, the body of a woman was found in a flat in Victoria Road in the city.
A police spokesman said: "The death is being treated as suspicious and police are carrying out a forensic examination at the address in Victoria Road.
Detectives are waiting to question a man who is currently in hospital receiving treatment for a gunshot wound to the arm."
Earlier, sources said the man was seen waving the firearm in the supermarket but did not threaten anyone. It was believed he was shot by an officer after refusing to obey orders to put the weapon down.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission later said it had assessed the circumstances of the shooting and decided Kent Police professional standards department could continue the investigation at a local level.
Sources said the man arrested is aged 32 and lived at the same address, the Ambassador Guest House on Victoria Road, as the woman who was found dead.
A police spokesman said the man's injuries were not thought to be life threatening. No-one else was injured and a weapon was recovered at the scene.
A Morrisons spokesman said: "We can confirm that there was an incident and that we are helping police with their inquiries. The police are fully investigating the incident."