Family of man shot dead by police on M62 issue statement

By The Newsroom
Published 3rd Jan 2017, 16:37 BST
Updated 9th Jan 2017, 13:01 BST
Mohammed Yassar YaqubMohammed Yassar Yaqub
Mohammed Yassar Yaqub
The family of a man shot dead by police on the M62 motorway in West Yorkshire last night say they are 'distraught' and 'in shock'.

Father-of-two Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, 27, died after a police operation on an exit slip road of the motorway at Ainley Top, just north of Huddersfield.

Mr Yaqub’s family issued a statement through solicitors, in which they said they were “in shock” and “distraught”.

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Relatives at his home in a cul-de-sac in the Crosland Moor area of the town, said they did not wish to speak.

The scene of the shootingThe scene of the shooting
The scene of the shooting