Met police shoot dead armed man who said he wanted to kill himself

Officers were called to an address in Dagenham, east London where they found 40-year-old and two firearms

A man who told officers he had firearms and was going to harm himself has died in a police shooting in east London.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the incident in Dagenham.

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