A man has been shot dead by police who were responding to reports of a two-vehicle road crash.
Norfolk Police was called to London Road, Thetford, at about 20:35 GMT on Sunday when a man, believed to be the driver of one of the vehicles, left the scene holding what was described as a handgun.
Armed response officers attended and the suspect was subsequently shot by police from “a short distance away”.
The force said that despite the efforts of emergency services he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Following the incident, the A11 remained closed in both directions.
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