Overview
- Specialist Metropolitan Police officers and negotiators attended a Stanstead Road address after a man said he had access to explosives and engaged with him at the scene.
- Officers reportedly used tear gas and a number of neighbouring homes were evacuated while emergency crews including ambulance and fire services attended.
- The man fell from an upper-floor window and was taken to hospital where he remains in critical condition.
- A cordon remains in place and police say it is not being treated as terror-related but have not confirmed whether any explosives were found.
- The Met has notified its Directorate of Professional Standards and made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which may lead to an independent probe as enquiries continue.