Police shoot gunman dead after West Yorkshire siege | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Police shoot gunman dead after West Yorkshire siege | UK news | guardian.co.uk: "gunman who wounded a police officer with a pistol was shot dead in West Yorkshire early this morning after an overnight siege.
Officers returned fire after the 42-year-old began a second round of shooting from an end of terrace house in the village of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield,
at 5.30am.
The man was named locally as Alistair Bell, described by neighbours as an unemployed loner with a history of suspected drug abuse. It is understood he was known to police and had been in prison in the past.
The building had been surrounded since shortly after 10pm last night, when officers called to question the man, who lived alone. He had allegedly made threats to the owner of a property nearby, and fetched a handgun and opened fire from his doorstep when he saw police."
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Officers returned fire after the 42-year-old began a second round of shooting from an end of terrace house in the village of Kirkheaton, near Huddersfield, at 5.30am.The man was named locally as Alistair Bell, described by neighbours as an unemployed loner with a history of suspected drug abuse. It is understood he was known to police and had been in prison in the past.
The building had been surrounded since shortly after 10pm last night, when officers called to question the man, who lived alone. He had allegedly made threats to the owner of a property nearby, and fetched a handgun and opened fire from his doorstep when he saw police."
:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.
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