A man has been shot dead by armed officers in Streatham, south London, in a terrorist-related incident, London’s Metropolitan Police said on Sunday.
“At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed. The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related,” the Met said shortly after 3 p.m. local time (10 a.m. ET).
Police said it did not believe there were other suspects.
The London Ambulance Service said it was called to the scene shortly before 2 p.m.
“We are working closely with the other emergency services and are treating a number of patients at the scene,” a spokesperson for the service stated.
Armed police and ambulances all over #streatham pic.twitter.com/XRlHXE2mYX
— Alanah Murphy (@lanahmurphy) February 2, 2020
Videos shared on social media showed a number of ambulance and police cars at the scene.
Read more: CNN
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