Irish man shot dead by UK police may have made hoax gunman call, watchdog says

Irish man shot dead by UK police may have made hoax gunman call, watchdog says

The incident took place at Milton Keynes train station. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA

A knife-wielding man who was shot dead by UK police at a railway station in Milton Keynes may have called officers claiming there was a gunman, a watchdog has said.

David Joyce, 38, was shot at close range by an armed officer at the railway station on April 1 after police responded to reports of a man carrying a gun.

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