The Met Police said in a statement: “At 9.51pm. on Monday, specialist firearms officers were chasing a suspicious vehicle in the Lambeth area. The force said officers stopped the vehicle after “routine contact” in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, and a police weapon was discharged. “A passenger in the suspect vehicle, a man believed to be in his 20s, suffered a gunshot wound,” the statement said. Officers gave the man first aid while they waited for the London Ambulance Service and the ambulance to arrive. He was then taken to hospital where he died at 12.16am. Inquiries are continuing to notify his next of kin, police said. No other injuries were reported, although closures and road closures are in place while police investigate. The statement said it had contacted the Independent Office for Police Conduct and launched an independent investigation.
