Fatal police shooting in Redditch - West Mercia Police

We are investigating a fatal police shooting at an address in Redditch on the evening of 24 December. We were advised by West Mercia Police that officers attended a property in Fownhope Close at around 2 pm after concerns were raised about the safety of a man. We understand that negotiations with a 39 year-old man who was present and in possession of a knife, went on throughout the afternoon. At around 7.40pm the man was shot by a firearms officer at the property. Sadly, the man, Marcus Meade, was pronounced dead at the scene around 20 minutes later.