Crossbow-wielding man shot useless by police in stand off was a ‘stalker’

A person who was shot useless by Metropolitan Police officers after being discovered with a crossbow, hatchet and sword, has been recognized as a stalker.

Officers had been known as to reviews of a person trying to pressure entry to a residential property in Bywater Place, Southwark, at 4.55am yesterday morning. The man, later named as Bryce Hodgson, 30, was reported to be threatening to hurt residents contained in the handle.

He then threatened native officers who responded to the scene first, therefore armed officers had been known as in. The man had managed to enter the property when the police firearm was discharged, killing him. He died on the scene regardless of the perfect efforts of officers and paramedics from the London Ambulance Service.

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Two occupants of the property acquired minor accidents through the incident.

Having been described by a neighbour as a “dark horse” and “nervy”, the Mirror has now revealed that he was in courtroom final June having been charged with “stalking involving serious alarm/distress”.

He had been accused of coming into a girl’s bed room with out her consent and sending textual content messages demanding she open her door between January and April final 12 months.

He was launched and later charged at Croydon crown courtroom with failing to stay to bail situations after allegedly breaking a each day night time time curfew. It is just not identified if he was convicted of the fees.

However, a neighbour who lived in the identical south London bedsit as him mentioned this week: ”He moved in final summer season and you’d see him exterior the entrance smoking weed and cigarettes. He smoked so much.

“He was a bit anxious, like he was on edge. I have a feeling he worked in computers. I never saw him bring anyone back. You could never quite work out what

Detective Chief Superintendent Seb Adjei-Addoh, responsible for policing Southwark, said: “My thoughts are with all those affected by this incident. We will fully support the IOPC investigation into the full circumstances of what happened. Armed officers are highly trained and patrol the streets of London on a daily basis, dealing with challenging, fast moving and often dangerous situations to try and protect the public and their unarmed colleagues.

“They discharge their weapons very not often and all officers perceive and count on that once they do, their actions might be carefully scrutinised.”

The Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed, and a referral has been made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

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