UK interior minister shocked by fatal shooting of police officer

British Interior Minister Priti Patel said she was shocked by the killing of a police officer at a police station in Croydon, South London, in the early hours of Friday. "I am shocked and saddened to learn that a Metropolitan Police Office has been shot and killed in the line of duty," she said.

"This is a sad day for our country and another terrible reminder of how our police officers put themselves in danger each and every day to keep the rest of us safe."