12 die in incidents involving police in past year

Bradford to Huddersfield. A nonpolice firearm was recovered from the vehicle.

An IPCC probe into his death is still ongoing.

Of the remaining 11 West Yorkshire fatalities, two were road traffic incidents, one came in or following police custody, three were suicides after being in the police cells and five are described as ‘other deaths following police contact.’

Details of these cases have not been specifically revealed.

Dame Anne Owers, chairwoman of the IPCC, said the rise in fatal police shootings is in the context of many thousands of authorised firearms operations. The latest figures show there were more than 14,700 such operations in 2015/16.

“The deaths happened across six forces, and one was terrorism-related,” Dame Anne said.

“It is important that each incident is thoroughly and independently investigated, to provide public reassurance.

“Investigations into three of the 2016/17 incidents are complete and, as in the great majority of firearms investigations, we have found no indication of misconduct by any firearms officer.”

Police chiefs and the IPCC are to examine whether changes to police pursuit safety or training are needed following a rise in road traffic fatalities.

There were 24 police pursuit related incidents, in which 28 people died – more than double the 13 deaths in 2015/16. Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, of Crosland Moor, who was shot dead by police on the M62 at Ainley Top and, left, police forensics officers examine bullet holes in the windscreen of a silver Audi he was travelling in