Kent Police Fired Four Shots As Suspect Killed

Two firearms officers fired their weapons twice each during a pre-planned operation in Kent which ended with a suspect's death. William Smith, 36, died from gunshot wounds sustained in the shooting in Smiths Lane, Goudhurst, on 1 May. He was on bail over the death of 73-year-old Roy Blackman, who was bludgeoned to dead at his home in Headcorn Road, Biddenden, on 21 March.