BBC reporter Nick Garnett reported from the scene that West Yorkshire Police is calling it a “pre-planned operation” and, looking at the number of police vehicles involved, it is fairly clear this wasn’t a response to something the force did not know about.<\/p>\n
The operation appears to have been planned around one car – believed to be an Audi.<\/p>\n
It appears to have been heading off the M62 at around 17:30 GMT on Monday, heading towards Huddersfield, when it was stopped by at least one unmarked police car that was following it.<\/p>\n
The car that was stopped, which is still there this morning, was boxed in. Shortly after this a shot was fired and a man died.<\/p>\n
A close-up photo shows the marks from what appears to be three bullets in the Audi’s windscreen and a side window that has been smashed.<\/p>\n
Eyewitness Rahul Tandon, from Halifax, told BBC Radio Leeds he was stopped by police on the exit slip road of junction 24 as the incident happened.<\/p>\n
“As we pulled off the motorway we could see a lot of police vehicles, a lot of flashing lights,” he said.<\/p>\n
“We were basically the first car that was stopped by police and we just waited and waited.”<\/p>\n
Mr Tandon added: “Over the next 10 to 15 minutes there was frenetic activity as more and more police vehicles arrived.<\/p>\n
“At about 6.15 to 6.20, policemen were running up the slope to an ambulance and beckoning them to come quickly.”<\/p>\n
He said the police eventually told him and other drivers to leave the scene by reversing up the slip road and back on to the M62.<\/p>\n
The BBC’s home affairs correspondent, Danny Shaw, said the incident was the first involving West Yorkshire Police since December 2010.<\/p>\n
UPDATE:<\/strong> The man killed in the shooting has been named as Yassar Yaqub from Huddersfield.<\/p>\n Yassar Yaqub, 28, was fatally wounded in Huddersfield on a slip road at Junction 24 on Monday evening.<\/p>\n What appeared to be a non-police issue firearm was found in the vehicle Mr Yaqub was travelling in, the IPCC said.<\/p>\n Police are believed to have searched his home in the town. Armed officers could be seen outside.<\/p>\n West Yorkshire Police said earlier that Mr Yaqub was shot during a planned operation.<\/p>\n The weapon found at the scene is being “further examined”, the IPCC said.<\/p>\n Its investigators are continuing to seek any relevant CCTV footage and initial accounts have been obtained from the police officers involved.<\/p>\n A spokesman for Mr Yaqub’s family said they were “in shock, and are distraught”. He asked for their privacy to be respected.<\/p>\n Mr Yaqub, of Rudding Street, Crosland Moor, Huddersfield, was acquitted of attempted murder seven years ago following a shooting in Birkby in the town.<\/p>\n He was found not guilty<\/a> after a judge threw out the prosecution case against him, the Huddersfield Examiner reported.<\/p>\n IPCC Commissioner Derrick Campbell: “My thoughts are with Mr Yaqub’s family and all those affected at this difficult time.<\/p>\n “Though in its early stages, this investigation is making good progress but will be complex.” He asked for patience while the IPCC investigation continues.<\/p>\n Soure: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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