"Officers were called to reports of vehicles being damaged in Aylesbury Road, shortly after 10.40pm on Monday. The man was found barricaded inside a property and making threats, Bedfordshire Police added. Specialist armed officers and police negotiators tried to engage with the man over a number of hours, the force said. Nearby residents were also evacuated from their homes."
"Shortly after 9.30am on Tuesday, the man presented a weapon before police fired. The force has made a mandatory referral to the police watchdog, which has launched an investigation."
Officers in Bedfordshire were called to reports of vehicles being damaged on Aylesbury Road shortly after 10.40pm on Monday. A man in his 40s was found barricaded inside a property and making threats. Specialist armed officers and police negotiators attempted to engage with him over several hours. Nearby residents were evacuated from their homes during the incident. Shortly after 9.30am on Tuesday, the man presented a weapon before police fired. Bedfordshire Police made a mandatory referral to the police watchdog, which launched an investigation.
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