Police Incident, Near Junction 24 of M62

    Around 6pm on Monday 2nd January, during a pre-planned policing operation near to the M62 in Huddersfield a police firearm was discharged and a man died.

    The man shot dead by police has been identified as 27-year-old Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, father-of-two from the Crosland Moor area of Huddersfield. 

    West Yorkshire police made five arrests in total during the operation, three from the incident and a further two from another vehicle in the Chain Bar area of Bradford at about the same time.

    Traffic is able to access the M62 eastbound at Junction 24, however all other slip roads remain closed and are expected to be for some time. 

    There are no further details at present as the incident remains with the Independent Police Complaints Commission for further investigation.

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