Man killed in police shooting after 'gunman enters Kensington bank'

11 December 2021, 17:56 | Updated: 12 December 2021, 16:42

A man was killed after being stopped by armed police
A man was killed after being stopped by armed police. Picture: Alamy

By Will Taylor

A man has been shot and killed after police rushed to reports of a gunman entering a bank and bookmakers in Kensington.

The man was spotted getting into a vehicle and was brought to a halt by armed officers at the junction of Kensington Road and Palace Gate.

Shots were fired and the man sustained gunshot wounds, the Met said. He was treated by paramedics at the scene before being pronounced dead just after 4pm on Saturday.

The incident is not being treated as terrorism, but police are investigating who he is and will inform his next of kin, and the Met has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Man killed after armed police stop him

Road closures are in place and are likely to remain in place.

About ten vehicles were at the scene, which is cordoned off, and one officer expected to the route to be shut for the rest of the night. A tent has been put up.

"There is no risk to the public but roads are closed and are likely to remain so for some time," the Met said earlier, without elaborating on the incident.

"We will post a further update in due course."

Social media footage shows a number of police cars assembled in the area, with eyewitness reporting "three loud bangs".

The road was due to be shut for some time
The road was due to be shut for some time. Picture: Alamy

Author and journalist Millie Kerr told MyLondon: "I wasn't there when the incident took place, but I got out of my Uber and started walking.

"I headed through the park and saw what I'm 95 per cent sure was paramedics giving chest compressions to at least one person.

"It was next to a car but I don't think it looked like a car crash had happened. The helicopter has just left the area in the last five minutes."

A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent an ambulance, an incident response officer, a tactical response unit, a motorcycle response unit and an advanced paramedic. The London Air Ambulance car also responded.

"We treated a man on scene, who unfortunately died."

More Latest News

See more More Latest News

billy nighy

Billy Nighy 'stole complete works of Shakespeare from library' to prepare for drama school audition

v

Winner in Conservative leadership contest to be announced this morning

Palma is on lockdown amid warnings of heavy rain

Majorca on lockdown as tourist hotspot faces flooding horror after storm kills more than 200

UK GP visiting senior woman at home

Care homes and GPs could face closure under Labour tax plans, health leaders warn

Rebekah Vardy 'threatens to reignite war with Coleen Rooney'

Rebekah Vardy launches appeal against Wagatha Christie £1.8m costs ruling

Alexandra Palace Hosts Its Annual Fireworks Display Ahead Of Bonfire Night

Bonfire night 2024 forecast: What will the weather be like for fireworks night?

Darrian Williams

Two teen boys found guilty after 16-year-old stabbed to death by masked attackers in Bristol park

Westminster Protest

'Betrayed' farmers to protest over Labour's inheritance tax raid - as Chancellor insists changes are 'fair'

The teen was left to die by the side of road.

Six teenagers arrested after 13-year-old girl left with life-threatening injuries in East Yorkshire stabbing

Israel claims to have killed a high-ranking member of Hamas

Israel 'eliminates' one of Hamas' last high-ranking officials

Prince Andrew, Duke of York and Prince Charles, Prince of Wales attend a Service of Thanksgiving to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee

King Charles 'finally cuts Prince Andrew off' as he 'axes Duke's annual £1m allowance'

Claw hammer-wielding public schoolboy who attacked sleeping students and teacher handed life sentence

Pictured: Public schoolboy, 17, who attacked sleeping students and teacher with hammers he kept 'for zombie apocalypse'

Emergency and rescue personnel work at the site where a concrete outdoor roof of a train station collapsed in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad

Train station canopy collapses in Serbia, killing 8 people in horror accident, with more victims still trapped in rubble

The passengers was fined £48 despite their bag fitting.

Air passenger shames easyJet on TikTok after he was charged £48 for carry-on bag that fit perfectly into size checker

Gabriel Silvera and  Dragos Carabineanu

Thug kills father with one punch after being asked for a cigarette outside Tube station

File photo dated 26/07/24 of Ben Stokes. Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler, England’s Test and limited-overs captains respectively, have each signed new two-year central contracts. Issue date: Thursday October 31, 2024.

Man arrested after home of England cricket captain Ben Stokes raided by masked burglars