Overview

• David Joyce, 38, was fatally shot by an armed Thames Valley Police officer on April 1 after allegedly charging at officers with a knife.
• The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has linked Joyce to a 999 call falsely reporting a gunman at Milton Keynes railway station.
• CCTV footage shows Joyce making a phone call at the same time the hoax emergency call was placed, according to investigators.
• The ongoing IOPC investigation has found no evidence of misconduct or criminal behavior by the officers involved, who remain witnesses in the case.
• A coroner's inquest into Joyce’s death was opened and adjourned on April 10, pending the conclusion of the independent investigation.