A gun has been recovered from the scene of a fatal shooting involving police near Kensington Palace in London.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing a man shot three times while sitting inside a taxi before he was “dragged out” and arrested on Saturday afternoon.
Police were in attendance following reports of a man with a firearm being seen inside a bank and a bookmakers a short time before the shooting.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct has launched an investigation into what happened during the incident.
In a statement on Sunday, the watchdog said a non-police issue firearm had been recovered from the scene.
It said: "At around 3.19pm yesterday afternoon (Saturday 11 December), police responded to reports of a man with a firearm on Marloes Road, W8.
"The man was seen to enter a car and armed police stopped the vehicle at the junction of Kensington Road and Palace Gate.
"Shots were fired and a man sustained gunshot wounds.
"The London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance were called but, despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
"After being notified of the incident by the MPS (Metropolitan Police Service), we sent investigators to the scene and the post-incident procedure to start gathering evidence.
"What appears to be a non-police issue firearm has been recovered from the scene. Our thoughts are with everyone affected."
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