A man in his 30s who was reportedly armed with a crossbow has been shot dead by armed police in south-east London. The Metropolitan Police said the man was trying to force his way into a building in Bywater Place, Surrey Quays, just before 5am on Tuesday and was threatening to hurt the people inside. Unarmed officers tried to speak to him but were threatened, and when police marksmen arrived he had got into the building and was shot. He was given first aid but died at the scene, and police are trying to contact his family. Watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has launched an investigation, as is standard when there is a fatal police shooting.