Police Officer Shot Dead at Custody Centre in London

Forensic specialists are seen at the custody centre where a British police officer has been shot dead in Croydon, south London, Britain, on Sept. 25, 2020. Hannah McKay/Reuters

A British police officer was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by a man who was being held at a custody centre in south London.

Police said the incident occurred at about 2:15 a.m. while the man was being detained at the Croydon Custody Centre, where arrested suspects are processed. The unnamed officer was treated at the scene for injuries but died in hospital.