Man shot dead by UK police; 5 arrested as inquiry begins
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police forensic officers examine a silver Audi with bullet holes in the windscreen at the scene near the M62 motorway in Huddersfield, England, early Tuesday Jan. 3, 2017. An unidentified man died in a police shooting Monday evening during a police operation, with no other details released by the authorities. (Peter Byrne / PA via AP) (The Associated Press)
An investigation has been launched after British police fatally shot a man during an operation in which five people were arrested.
Details aren't immediately clear because no one has yet been charged with a crime. Police said Tuesday that the arrests weren't related to terrorism.
West Yorkshire police said that the Independent Police Complaints Commission was investigating the circumstances of the man's death.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Police shootings are rare in Britain and there is an automatic investigation when someone is killed. Police say they are cooperating.
The man was shot Monday evening on a highway near Huddersfield, 190 miles (305 kilometers) north of London.
Police say it was a "pre-planned policing operation," which suggests it was based on intelligence information.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The junction where the incident happened remains closed to traffic.