Man with gun, 61, shot dead by police after crash is named

A man who died in a police shooting in Norfolk this week has been named as Tony Keeble.

The 61-year-old, from Thetford, died on the side of the A11 last Sunday, after two officers both fired a single shot, which struck him.

The post-mortem has given the provisional cause of death as gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen.

Investigators at the IOPC (Independent Office for Police Conduct) say they have been reviewing evidence, including police body-worn video footage and dashcam footage.

The IOPC said officers received a report of a car crash around 8.30 pm that evening, and a man was seen with a handgun.

‘Armed officers were deployed and found a man on the side of the A11 shortly before 9 pm. He was ordered to drop his weapon,’ they added.

‘A short time later, two officers both fired a single shot, which struck the man. What appeared to be a non-police issue firearm was recovered from the scene.’

Locals reported to police that they had seen a man carrying a black handgun on London Road heading towards Sainsbury’s.

When officers arrived, one of the cars – a Mercedes van – was badly damaged, the airbag had gone off, and the car was unoccupied, the force said.

Keeble was declared dead at the scene.

The other car – A Honda Jazz – was damaged on one side. The driver of the Honda Jazz suffered minor injuries and declined medical treatment in hospital.

‘Officers involved are currently being treated as witnesses, and at this early stage there is no indication that any officers may have potentially breached the police standards of professional behavior,’ they added.

Deputy Chief Constable Dave Marshall of Norfolk Police said: ‘This is a very serious matter, sadly someone has lost their life, and I understand people will want to know what happened.

‘However, there is a duty on this organisation, my colleagues and I, to protect the integrity and independence of the IOPC investigation so it can progress and make its own assessment of what happened.

‘We are cooperating fully with the IOPC investigation and are in the process of handing over all body-worn video footage, 999 calls and drone footage so this can be thoroughly investigated, and to ensure full transparency.’

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