notaslave
11-06-2007, 04:00 PM
A woman was shot dead today by armed police after they received reports that she was carrying a gun in a town centre.
The 37-year-old, who is reported to be a martial arts specialist, was shot close to the High Street in Sevenoaks, Kent, at about 1.20am.
Armed police rushed to the scene but the woman was not shot until just before 3am. It is not known if there was a chase, police were searching for her or were trying to talk her into surrendering peacefully in the intervening time.
Source Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1914663.ece)
The 37-year-old, who is reported to be a martial arts specialist, was shot close to the High Street in Sevenoaks, Kent, at about 1.20am.
Armed police rushed to the scene but the woman was not shot until just before 3am. It is not known if there was a chase, police were searching for her or were trying to talk her into surrendering peacefully in the intervening time.
Source Times (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/crime/article1914663.ece)