Man dies after police called to domestic incident

Emily Johnson - BBC News

10 June 2024 at 4:11 am·1-min read

Half Mile Green, Stanningley — Armed police and negotiators attended an address in Half Mile Green [BBC]

A man has died in hospital after police negotiators attended a domestic incident in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police were called to Half Mile Green in Stanningley at about 12:35 BST on Sunday.

Officers saw a man with what appeared to be a handgun and withdrew for armed police and negotiators to come in.

At around 22:50 BST, armed officers forced entry to the address and found the man critically injured. He was taken for emergency treatment but died in hospital.

West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct and a mandatory independent investigation has begun.

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