A man was shot by armed officers in a “terrorist-related” incident in London, the city’s Metropolitan Police said.
According to authorities, two people were stabbed in the Sunday attack, one with life-threatening injuries. A third person was also injured, possibly by glass that shattered when police opened fire.
“Three victims have been taken to south London hospitals. One man is being treated as life-threatening, one woman has non-life threatening injuries and another woman has minor injuries,” police said in a statement that afternoon.
“The incident was quickly declared as a terrorist incident and we believe it to be Islamist-related,” police said, adding that the man killed had a hoax device strapped to his body.
Videos shared on social media showed a number of police vehicles and ambulances on Streatham High Road, a busy shopping street in south London.
Armed police and ambulances all over #streatham pic.twitter.com/XRlHXE2mYX
— Alanah Murphy (@lanahmurphy) February 2, 2020
Large police presence in #Streatham – air ambulance, police heli. Unconfirmed reports of shooting on High Road. pic.twitter.com/USWfauyM3o
— Dan Smith (@DanSmithNews) February 2, 2020
The incident comes two months after police shot and killed a man on London Bridge after he stabbed two people to death and injured three others.
