UK Police Officer Shot Dead at Custody Center in South London

A policeman stands guard outside the custody center where a British police officer has been shot dead in Croydon, south London, on Sept. 25, 2020. Hannah McKay/Reuters

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

Police said the incident occurred at about 2.15 a.m while the man was being detained at the Croydon Custody Center where arrested suspects are processed. The unnamed officer was treated at the scene and taken to hospital where he died.