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IOPC Confirms Airgun in Fatal Thetford Police Shooting

Investigators report no sign so far that the two officers breached professional standards.

Overview

  • Tony Keeble, 61, was shot beside the A11 on December 28 after reports that a man with a handgun left a nearby road collision.
  • Armed officers twice ordered him to drop the weapon before two officers each fired a single shot and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • The recovered firearm was identified by the watchdog as a gas-powered airgun, a type that often does not require a licence.
  • A post-mortem gave a provisional cause of death as gunshot wounds to the chest and abdomen, and an inquest has not yet been scheduled.
  • IOPC reviewers have examined bodycam and dashcam footage and taken initial officer statements, with all officers treated as witnesses at this stage.