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A man was shot by police who were alerted to reports of a suspect “armed with knives and making threats to kill” in East London.

An officer was stabbed during the incident in Knights Close, Hackney , on Tuesday night (March 19).

Specialist armed officers were sent after police were called to reports of a domestic disturbance involving a 28-year-old man at a home in the road at 9.43pm.

"A 28-year-old man was reported to be armed with knives and making threats to kill," a Metropolitan Police spokesman said.

"One officer sustained a stab injury.

"Firearms officers were deployed and a male was shot by police."

The man was taken to an East London hospital, where he remains in a life-threatening condiiton.

"The officer's injury is not believed to be life-threatening," the spokesman added.

He did not have to go to hospital and there are no other reported injuries.

The Met's Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) are aware and have launched an independent investigation.

The incident follows a separate 10-hour stand-off between police and a suspected gunman in Croydon on Tuesday.