MK Train Station Incident (1st April)

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CalmStomach3@reddit

This really sucks I heard a big bang at lunch time sleeping for my night shift . thought it was a digger. Whatever they had done it's hurtful that sound was a person dying.

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TechboyUK@reddit

A bad person who was a risk to the public.

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But still a person who died in a violent way - and close to where people live. That’s what this person is expressing. Imagine someone being shot by police outside your house? I can be the right thing to do but still not pleasant in anyway.

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Papasmurf532000@reddit

Life isn’t all sunshine and rainbows. People are way too comfortable with life being “safe” and “peaceful”. Shit happens, people die.

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readytokno@reddit

and because of that people aren't allowed to be traumatized or troubled? What a bizarre attention-seeking comment

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Papasmurf532000@reddit

Hardly attention seeking. Merely making a point that people wouldn’t be traumatised or troubled if they understood that shit happens and life ain’t pretty. People don’t cry when a lion rips apart a zebra. People don’t cry when a shark tears apart a seal. It’s the same shit just different animals. People forget humans are animals, we do have a prey drive since we are predators. If everyone started to understand our animalistic behaviours people wouldn’t be crying over little things.

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throwawaygermany69@reddit

Oh wow! Is the man shot, the shooter?

Is this gang related? We are moving soon to MK, how common is this? :(

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throwawaygermany69@reddit

I don’t understand why people are downvoting? I’m genuinely asking?

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readytokno@reddit

the shot man was a mentally ill loner I believe, who's hung round there doing stuff like this before and just went too far this time

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PerpetualWobble@reddit

Your problem is caring that people are downvoting. It's just interwebs points

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NoelofNoel@reddit

Reddit's gonna reddit.

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shdanko@reddit

Not sure why you’re being downvoted. This type of thing very rarely happens. MK is very safe in most areas. And has some more dangerous areas. Like every town/city..

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wiewiorowicz@reddit

literally never happens:P

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Commercial_Floor_707@reddit

Literally never, or literally just has this morning?

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wiewiorowicz@reddit

first time at the station as far as I know, so up to this morning it was never:). I presume someone gets shot once every couple of years but it's not a problem MK has, just 280k+ people living in one place so inevitably something like this will happen.

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richboyadler@reddit

guns in general are really area as we mainly have knife crime more than anything

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

I work next door - saw all of it unfold.

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readytokno@reddit

was he one of the regular people who hang around there?

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ProfDumblewhore@reddit

What happened then??

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

The police told the man to put his weapon down, but he refused.

One officer fired at him and then both ARV officers who were present were attempting to provide CPR once he was neutralised.

Huge police + emergency services presence shortly followed in attempt to provide CPR but he died fairly quickly.

They shot him in the stomach.

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-TheBigC-@reddit

Thanks for detail, I'm curious do you know what the response time was between the report and armed police arriving?

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

Report says police were notified of a man with a firearm at 12:55pm.

Police were there instantly - the TVP HQ is right next to the train station.

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-TheBigC-@reddit

I didn't think TVP had an armed unit based locally is why I asked. I've asked for information on this in the past and been advised it can be up to half hour before an armed unit responds to a firearm offence/terrorism. If you say they arrived instantly this is good to hear.

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garethjonesdotit@reddit

I used to live opposite the police station so walked/drove past most days, and often saw armed response going in and out of the main gate. So if they don't have a unit based there, they're at least there very often.

I also see the armed cars around MK very often, so they do spend a lot of time in the area.

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-TheBigC-@reddit

That's good, there would be a unit at every school if it was up to me. I assumed there would be improvements in this area under the current circumstances, schools (I'm a bit obsessed yes) have each reviewed lockdown/anti terror procedures and running more regular drills too. Our council tax is paying for something!

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Mr_B-B@reddit

Do you know what kind of fire arm it was or what it looked like?

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

Both officers had a SIG MCX Carbine and what seems to be a holstered Glock 17.

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Razzmatazaa@reddit

How the hell do you have all this in depth and very specific information? You were a bystander but you seem to be a complete expert in firearms and munitions

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Reasonable-Horse1552@reddit

You can Google what weapons ARV officers carry.

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DistanceSelect7560@reddit

Knowing the standard carry firearms of armed response and identifying them doesn't exactly count as being a "complete expert". He was also at the scene.

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Mr_B-B@reddit

It's not that difficult to recognise firearms especially if they are standard issue like someone else mentioned! Btw Glock17s that the officers are using are amazing guns, great choice by the police!

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

I have pictures of the ARV officers mate - I’m not a firearms expert in the slightest.

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Razzmatazaa@reddit

Um hm ok mate

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

I’m only trying to provide information - I’m not here to deceive anybody.

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biggles1994@reddit

You don’t have to be a PHD level expert to be interested in firearms and know what common models UK police use. The glock 17 and Sig MCX have both been common in mainstream video games for years.

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Mr_B-B@reddit

And the perpetrator? Was asking out of interest as guns should be quite hard to get here

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

Reports say he was brandishing a firearm but word of mouth around here suggests it was a knife.

I couldn’t see what he was holding - but I do know that guns in the UK are more common than one would assume.

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Mr_B-B@reddit

Thanks. And yes I agree - to be honest it must be quite easy to smuggle a few guns over the channel. They are not hard to get in mainland Europe.

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taronoth@reddit

Damn, shot in the stomach. That's a rough way to go.

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ProfDumblewhore@reddit

Totally bizarre for a broad daylight incident??

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Large_Philosopher373@reddit

Not something you see everyday, that’s for sure.

The body is still there now. They left him with a blanket on for ages, and only now have they just put a tent over the body.

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geekbeat13@reddit

Someone with a knife, armed response.

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liftedjae@reddit

he had a knife you’re right, he apparently ran at a fed with it and then the fed shot him in the stomach. they then performed cpr on him for 5ish mins and was pronounced dead on the scene

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