Police shoot man dead in Shildon
A MAN has been shot dead following an armed stand-off in Shildon, County Durham. Two police officers responding to 999 calls went to Cheapside, Shildon, where they saw a man with what they thought was a crossbow. Just after 0120 BST, armed officers fired at the man, before entering the house. The man died of his injuries.
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