Suspect in Fatal UK Police Officer Shooting in Critical Condition

Suspect in Fatal UK Police Officer Shooting in Critical Condition
Police officers arrive to pay their respects at the custody center where a British police officer has been shot dead in Croydon, south London, Britain, on Sept. 26, 2020. Simon Dawson/Reuters
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The 23-year-old suspect in the fatal shooting of a British police officer inside a police station remains in a critical condition in hospital and has not yet been spoken to, a senior officer said on Saturday.

Matt Ratana, a 54-year-old custody sergeant who was originally from the Hawke’s Bay area of New Zealand, was shot dead in the early hours of Friday by a man who was handcuffed. The man is then believed to have turned the gun on himself.