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HISTORICAL FACTS: Man 39 shot dead by armed police in redditch on christmas eve | History Defined

Police at the scene on Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire, where a 39-year-old man was shot by armed police on Christmas Eve. - (PA)

A 39-year-old was shot dead by armed police after a five hour stand-off in Redditch on Christmas Eve.

Police officers were called to an address in Fownhope Close at around 2pm after “significant concerns were raised” about the safety of a man in possession of a knife.

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