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A deadly confrontation at Milton Keynes Central station last April ended with the fatal shooting of 38-year-old David Joyce, who charged armed officers with a steak knife after police responded to a weapons report. The Independent Office for Police Conduct concluded the officer’s use of lethal force was necessary, proportionate, and lawful, citing an immediate threat to life. Joyce, recently released from prison for firearms offenses and reportedly paranoid about police, had called 999 himself before the incident. Bodycam footage and witness testimony supported the officers’ actions, though some failed to activate recorders — a training issue flagged for improvement. A pre-inquest hearing is set for June 19th.

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