Portishead shooting: Man dies after police surround car

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How many shots were fired??

I count 3 in the back passenger panel... Image attached

2 in the rear window.... Image attached

Plus the ones that went through the drivers window and rear passenger side window

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This Mornings report:...

A man armed with a handgun had threatened another motorist before armed officers shot him dead in dramatic M5 police chase.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission , which is investigating the incident, said in a statement that police had been responding to reports of a man with a weapon.


Avon and Somerset Police said officers had intercepted a red Suzuki Swift car at about 9.30am after 999 calls reporting a man with a gun in a car on the M5 motorway.

The car came off the motorway at junction 19, for Portishead, and was stopped by armed officers on the A369 Portbury Hundred road before he was shot, reports the Bristol Post .

Reports suggest that the man was chased off the motorway by police before he was shot through the passenger side window, although pictures showed the target vehicle riddled with bullet holes – including through the rear windscreen.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/man-handgun-threatened-another-motorist-11250851

[Eleanor]

It seems pretty clear if he threatened another motorist with a gun.  And I must say that I am impressed by the way in which they got him off the motorway.

Disarming him through closed car windows was always going to be difficult as they couldn't be sure that he was no longer a danger.  This could have involved several shots.

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Second police force to be investigated over Portishead shooting

West Mercia police yesterday revealed it had a report of a man pointing a gun at a motorist on the M5 between Worcester and Tewkesbury around an hour before a driver was shot by police near Portishead.

The man – who has not yet been named – was killed by police on Wednesday morning after travelling more than 111 miles.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary referred itself for investigation to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) within hours of the incident and now West Mercia Force – which covers Herefordshire, Shropshire and Worcestershire - has followed suit.

West Mercia police yesterday revealed it had a report of a man pointing a gun at a motorist on the M5 between Worcester and Tewkesbury around an hour before a driver was shot by police near Portishead.

The scene of the shooting was more than 50 miles and 11 junctions away from the place where the car was when the threat was reported.

A force spokesperson said: “We can confirm that we received a call at 8.30am Wednesday of a report of a man in a vehicle, pointing a gun at another motorist and that was near junction eight of the M5.

"That was passed on to the central motorway police group (CMPG). We have informed the IPCC about this call."

The exact detail of the have not yet been released, but witnesses describe seeing police shoot at a red Suzuki Swift car between five and ten times on the A369 known as The Portbury Hundred.

The IPCC said it was examining "what appears to be a non-police issue firearm" found at the scene and checking for CCTV and body-worn video footage of the incident.

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/second-police-force-investigated-over-553618

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BBC News report

A spokesman for West Mercia Police said the tip-off was "passed on to the Central Motorway Policing Group" and the IPCC was also informed.

West Mercia Police said it received a call at 08:30 about a driver pointing a gun on the M5 in Worcestershire.
The force, and also Gloucestershire Constabulary, have reported themselves to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).

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The IPCC has already launched an investigation into Avon and Somerset Police, following the shooting at Portishead.

West Mercia Police said it received the tip-off of the suspect pointing a gun at another motorist, when he was close to junction eight of the M5, near to Strensham services and the M50 junction.
An hour later a man was shot on the Portbury Hundred (A369) close to Gordano services.
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The IPCC said what appeared to be a "non-police issue firearm" had been found at the scene
A spokesman for West Mercia Police said the tip-off was "passed on to the Central Motorway Policing Group" and the IPCC was also informed.
The IPCC said a member of the public made a report to West Mercia Police and information was then passed to Gloucestershire Constabulary.

A spokesperson added they were "assessing the referrals to see what, if any involvement we should have in investigating the West Mercia and Gloucestershire response to that report".
Earlier an IPCC spokesman said it had been advised officers were "responding to reports of a man travelling on the M5 with a handgun and that he had threatened another motorist".
"What appears to be a non-police issue firearm was found at the scene and will also be subject to examination," he said.
Formal identification of the deceased is due to be made later along with the results of a post-mortem examination.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-41440788