Police shooting suspect found dead after siege

A man suspected of shooting a British police officer was found dead in his home this morning after an 18-hour armed siege came to an end, police said.

Police shooting suspect found dead after siege
Tue, 05 Jul, 2005 - 09:21

A man suspected of shooting a British police officer was found dead in his home this morning after an 18-hour armed siege came to an end, police said.

Pc David Lomas, 34, was shot at around 2pm yesterday when a routine arrest turned into an armed siege in Rawtenstall, Lancashire.

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