Following the incident, a section of the A11 remained closed in both directions
Officers fired twice during a fatal police shooting in which a man thought to have been carrying a handgun was killed, a watchdog has said.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation after the man was shot and killed when Norfolk Police was called to a two-vehicle collision in London Road, Thetford, at around 20: 25 GMT on Sunday.
On Monday, the IOPC confirmed that “two shots were fired by police shortly before 9pm” and what appears to be a non-police-issue firearm has been recovered from the scene.
The man, believed to be in his sixties, was given first aid but was declared dead at the scene shortly before 22: 15.
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A section of woodland close to the A11 was taped off while investigators examined the area
His next of kin have been notified, the IOPC said.
Norfolk Police found a badly damaged Mercedes van, which had been involved in the collision, when they arrived at the scene, the force said.
It was unoccupied and the airbag had gone off. There was also a Honda Jazz which was damaged on one side. The driver suffered minor injuries and declined medical treatment in hospital.
Members of the public had tol
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