Matiu Ratana: Officer shot dead at Croydon police station named
The police officer who died after being shot at a police station in Croydon, south London, has been named as Matiu Ratana, 54, known as Matt.
Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said Ratana was a "long-serving sergeant".
He died in hospital after the gunman, who was being detained for possession of ammunition and class B drugs, opened fire at Croydon custody centre during the early hours of Friday.
The 23-year-old murder suspect, who is believed to have shot himself, is in a critical condition in hospital.
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