Man dies after armed police operation at Cumbrian wood

Police said no-one else was involved in the incident.

A man has died after armed police were called to an area of isolated woodland in Cumbria.

An area close to Hardendale Quarry, near Shap, was sealed off after a 63-year-old man was seen with a shotgun in the early hours.

Cumbria Police said the man, who has not been named but was from Penrith, later died from shotgun wounds.

A force spokesman said no-one else was involved and the man's family were being supported by specialist officers.

The force said it had referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.