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12-28-2010, 09:49 AM
West Yorkshire Police said the 42-year-old suffered gunshot wounds after officers returned fire at around 5.30am on Tuesday morning at an address in the Kirkheaton area of Huddersfield.
A spokesman said: "We regret that the incident at the house did not conclude peacefully as we had hoped and can confirm that the man taken to hospital from the address has now died. We are not in a position to name him at the moment."
The man initially opened fire on officers as they attempted to arrest him at around 10pm on Monday night. A male PC was hit by a bullet and suffered minor injuries when the man took aim at uniformed officers from his doorstep.
The gunman then returned inside the property before continuing to fire at police.
Teams of armed officers cordoned off the area and surrounded the "isolated" address following the incident. A tense stand off followed which ended at around 5.30am when the gunman opened fire again.
The spokesman said police tried to resolve the situation peacefully although shots were "continually" fired at officers.
Police attended the address to arrest the man on suspicion of making threats towards another man at a nearby property earlier in the day, the spokesman added.
The gunman was thought to have been alone in the property.
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A spokesman said: "We regret that the incident at the house did not conclude peacefully as we had hoped and can confirm that the man taken to hospital from the address has now died. We are not in a position to name him at the moment."
The man initially opened fire on officers as they attempted to arrest him at around 10pm on Monday night. A male PC was hit by a bullet and suffered minor injuries when the man took aim at uniformed officers from his doorstep.
The gunman then returned inside the property before continuing to fire at police.
Teams of armed officers cordoned off the area and surrounded the "isolated" address following the incident. A tense stand off followed which ended at around 5.30am when the gunman opened fire again.
The spokesman said police tried to resolve the situation peacefully although shots were "continually" fired at officers.
Police attended the address to arrest the man on suspicion of making threats towards another man at a nearby property earlier in the day, the spokesman added.
The gunman was thought to have been alone in the property.
Source - Yahoo.