Police on Saturday said that armed officers shot dead a man in the British capital, near Kensington Palace, the home of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
According to reports, the shooting took place a short walk from the Kensington Palace.
A specialist unit was called out after reports of a man seen with a firearm at a bank and a bookmakers in the Kensington area of the city shortly after 3:00 pm.
Some 20 minutes later, the unit stopped a vehicle and shots were fired. Paramedics, including an air ambulance, were called but the man was pronounced dead just before 4:10 pm.
