A post-mortem examination has revealed that Giedrius Vasiljevas, a 40-year-old Lithuanian national, died from a gunshot wound to his abdomen during a police incident in Dagenham, East London. The shooting occurred on November 23 when Metropolitan Police" data-wpil-keyword-link="linked" data-wpil-monitor-id="97440">Metropolitan Police officers responded to a distress call from Mr Vasiljevas.

According to a police statement, Mr Vasiljevas had called 999, expressing intentions to take his own life and claiming to possess loaded firearms. In response, the police dispatched officers, including a specialist negotiator, to the scene at Weston Green, Dagenham, aiming to safely resolve the situation.

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