Mystery as Bradford man shot dead during drug raid by unarmed police

He died at the scene after the gun was fired during a struggle with police at the property in the Clayton area at 1pm yesterday.

Unarmed officers attended the address in Buckingham Crescent to carry out a search after receiving information alleging there were drugs on the premises.

They were said to be “shaken, pretty upset but unharmed” after the incident.

The victim of the shooting has not been named but was one of several people living at the address. It is not known how the gun came to be fired or who fired it.

One resident of the street said officers had previously been to the property and knocked on the door, but that no one was in. “It is shocking news,” she added. “It is really very sad.”

Part of the street was last night cordoned off by police and officers were stationed outside the door of the property.

West Yorkshire Police said a representative from the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) had been informed and was at the scene “in accordance with established procedures”.

An IPCC spokeswoman said an investigator had been sent to the scene. “A thorough assessment about the level of IPCC involvement required is now under way.”‬