The case has been referred to the police watchdog
A man who was seen armed with a knife in Derby was shot dead by a police officer responding to the incident, Derbyshire Constabulary has said. It came after police officers reported seeing a man with a knife in the secure car park of Ascot Drive Police Station, off Ascot Drive, at 9.55am on Friday .
The man has not yet been officially identified by the next of kin. No police officers or emergency services personnel were injured. The case has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.A Derbyshire police spokesman said: "Armed officers were sent to the scene and at 10.03am where a police firearm was discharged. The man, whose identity is unknown, sustained a gunshot injury and East Midlands Ambulance Service were requested to attend.
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