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.

Source: The Times December 29, 2025 09:40 UTC