Bedford man shot dead in police stand-off named

A man shot dead by police during an armed stand-off in Bedford has been named. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said Angelo Russo, 41, died from a gunshot wound to the chest on 12 May after he was seen "waving what appeared to [be] a pistol-type weapon through the window". It was the culmination of a stand-off that lasted a number of hours at a property on Aylesbury Road. The watchdog said it had taken accounts from officers and it was reviewing "a significant amount" of footage to find out what led to the shooting. "At this stage in our investigation, all officers are being treated as witnesses," it said. The IOPC said Russo "had been suffering with mental health difficulties including in the lead-up to this incident, and his family has advised that he was known to the mental health crisis team". It said to assist its investigation it had obtained and was reviewing footage from drones, vehicles, neighbours, police and body-worn cameras. "We have established from footage that shortly before Mr Russo was shot, he was seen waving what appeared to be a pistol-type weapon through the window of the Aylesbury Road property," it said. At the time he was shot, he had "opene