Man shot dead by police officers in armed raid in Coventry

A man has been shot dead by police officers after an armed raid at an address in Coventry.

West Midlands Police said two more men were detained at the scene after the “intelligence-led operation” in Burnaby Road on Friday night.

They said officers had executed a warrant at an address in the street at around 6.20pm.

“One man was shot and pronounced dead at the scene while two other men were detained by officers,” the force said.

Witnesses described seeing a large number of officers in the area, including a significant number of police vehicles.

Locals were told to go indoors as a section of the street was closed and “over 17 police cars armed police” arrived.

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Adam Court, 26, owner of the local media network Complete Traffic based nearby, told the Press Association: “We heard a lot of sirens heading towards the far end of the street and traffic coming to a swift halt.

“The road is plagued with a history of serious collisions so this was nothing out of the ordinary. But it was the sheer number of police officers at the scene that caused initial concern.”

The area around the scene remained cordoned off on Saturday morning.

The forces watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), confirmed it has opened an inquiry after West Midlands Police reported the fatality during a “pre-planned operation”.

A spokeswoman said: “We have begun an investigation and IOPC investigators have been deployed to the scene and post-incident procedures.”