A man with a knife has been shot dead by police.
Officers were called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to an address in Fownhope Close in Redditch, Worcestershire on Tuesday, Christmas Eve.
Paramedics were called after “significant concerns were raised for the safety of a man who was in possession of a knife,” police said.
A West Mercia Police spokesperson said in a statement: “A police negotiator responded, and attempts were made to resolve the situation by engaging with the man over several hours but, at approximately 7.40pm, a 39-year-old man was shot by armed police.
“Despite best efforts to save him, he was pronounced dead just after 8pm.
“No one else was in the address at the time.”
The force has made an immediate referral to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC).