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Police shoot 'crossbow' man deadA man apparently brandishing a crossbow has been shot dead by police during an armed siege.
The man, in his late 40s, was shot at a property in Shildon, County Durham.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) said the victim fired what appeared to be a crossbow before being shot at, and is to investigate the death.
The IPCC said two unarmed officers were called to the house in Cheapside at 12.30am, following a series of 999 calls.
They saw a man at a window with what was believed to have been a crossbow.
After the officers reported the crossbow being fired, two units of armed police surrounded the house.
The IPCC said: "Just after 1.20am, armed officers fired at the man, before entering the house where they discovered the man with injuries."
He was pronounced dead at the scene at approximately 2.10am.
"Durham Constabulary referred the case to the IPCC and initial inquiries are under way," the IPCC said
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