Armed police kill man threatening woman with knife in London

Forensic investigators prepare to examine a property in Islington where police officers shot dead a man who threatened a woman with a knife. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images

Police have shot dead a 40-year-old man who was threatening a woman with a knife at a house in London, in the first fatal shooting by police in London since the killing of Mark Duggan in 2011.
Several shots were fired during the standoff at Shepperton Road in Islington at around 1am and the man died 20 minutes later while being taken to hospital, Scotland Yard said.
Police had sent a negotiator to the scene at 11.19pm on Thursday following reports the man had broken into a house.
The man and woman involved were believed to have known each other, according to Commander Neil Basu of the Metropolitan police.
The woman was not harmed but was being treated for shock, he said. Photos taken by neighbours show a middle-aged woman in a pink blanket being comforted by a female police officer as she was led away.
Speaking outside Scotland Yard, Basu said the man was pronounced dead en route to hospital at 1.20am.