The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has backed Met officers who fatally shot Giedrius Vasiljevas in Dagenham last week. The watchdog found no evidence the lethal force was anything but necessary, proportionate, and reasonable.
Man With Guns Threatened Suicide, Wanted Police to Shoot Him
On November 23, 40-year-old Vasiljevas called 999 from his home, confessing he had two loaded guns and wanted to end his life — by police bullet. During the chilling call, he claimed his weapons were an air rifle and bolt gun, and insisted he wanted officers to shoot him.
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Armed cops arrived before 8pm and tried to coax him outside. After nearly an hour, Vasiljevas opened his door but retreated inside before reappearing moments later — just seconds before officers fired two fatal shots to his abdomen.
