Police officers fired Tasers at knifeman before fatal gunshot
by Nadeem Badshah and PA Media from World news | The Guardian on (#6T5A5)
Police watchdog investigating shooting in residential area in Worcestershire on Christmas Eve
Police fired Tasers during a stand-off with a knife-wielding man in Worcestershire before a firearms officer shot and killed him, the police watchdog said.
Officers were called by West Midlands ambulance service to an address in Redditch at about 2pm on Christmas Eve after concerns were raised for the safety of a 39-year-old man with a knife.
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