A suspected gunman has shot himself after a 16-hour stand-off with police, witnesses said.
A single gunshot was heard at about midday at the centre of a police operation on Leagrave Common, in Luton, Bedfordshire.
One witness said a man, who appeared to have been holding a sawn-off shotgun to his head, could be seen lying on the floor.
“There was a gunshot. The man is now lying on the ground. He is surrounded by armed police and paramedics,” he said.
Police sealed off an area in Leagrave Common after a stand-off developed shortly after 8pm yesterday.
Agencies