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MAN SHOT DEAD BY POLICE-Staff, SKY News
Police marksmen have shot dead a man said to have been wielding a samurai sword on a busy main road.
The 26-year-old was shot on the A63 near Hull, East Yorkshire, following reports of a van being driven the wrong way down the carriageway.
Police said the man got out of the van and began to approach the marksmen.
He was shot with baton rounds but got up and continued to make his way towards the officers, who then shot him dead.
It was the first time Humberside Police had used a firearm during an operation.
The dead man is understood to be Simon Murden, whose father David is believed to be the director of local charity, And Albert.
The blue Transit van at the centre of the shooting had the organisation's words emblazoned across it.
The 26-year-old's farmhouse in Sparkmill Lane, Beverley, has been sealed off by officers.
The And Albert shop in Beverley was closed. A note placed in the window said: "Closed due to bereavement."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into the shooting, as it attempts to establish if the man was armed.
At a news conference, Assistant Chief Constable (Operations) of Humberside Police, John Crosse, confirmed the man who was shot dead had been carrying "sword type weapons".
The A63, which is the main commuter road into Hull, remained closed in both directions for several hours as forensic officers examined the scene.
There had been suggestions that the man may have been attempting to hijack a tanker on the road.
Police marksmen have shot dead a man said to have been wielding a samurai sword on a busy main road.
The 26-year-old was shot on the A63 near Hull, East Yorkshire, following reports of a van being driven the wrong way down the carriageway.
Police said the man got out of the van and began to approach the marksmen.
He was shot with baton rounds but got up and continued to make his way towards the officers, who then shot him dead.
It was the first time Humberside Police had used a firearm during an operation.
The dead man is understood to be Simon Murden, whose father David is believed to be the director of local charity, And Albert.
The blue Transit van at the centre of the shooting had the organisation's words emblazoned across it.
The 26-year-old's farmhouse in Sparkmill Lane, Beverley, has been sealed off by officers.
The And Albert shop in Beverley was closed. A note placed in the window said: "Closed due to bereavement."
The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into the shooting, as it attempts to establish if the man was armed.
At a news conference, Assistant Chief Constable (Operations) of Humberside Police, John Crosse, confirmed the man who was shot dead had been carrying "sword type weapons".
The A63, which is the main commuter road into Hull, remained closed in both directions for several hours as forensic officers examined the scene.
There had been suggestions that the man may have been attempting to hijack a tanker on the road.
