A man has died in a police shooting in east London.
Firearms officers were called to Weston Green, Dagenham, at about 20:00 GMT on Thursday after a man told the Met Police he wanted to take his own life and was in possession of loaded firearms.
Shots were fired by officers just before 21:00.
The force said it had informed the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC has confirmed it has started an independent investigation.
"Our investigators were sent to the scene and the police post-incident procedures to begin gathering information," an IOPC spokesman added.
"We have no further information at this time."
The Met Police added a specialist negotiator had also attended and tried to "bring the incident to a safe conclusion".
Officers and paramedics provided first aid and CPR but the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Met also said a non-police firearm was located by officers at the scene.
It added an investigation was in its "very early stages".
Formal identification of the man, believed to be 40, is yet to take place but his next of kin has been informed.
Cdr Kyle Gordon said: "My thoughts are with the loved ones of the man who has died."
