Birmingham shooting: Man shot dead by armed police during intelligence-led operation

A firearms officer walks to his vehicle in Lee Bank, Birmingham, close to an address in Wheeleys Lane where a man in his 50s was shot dead by armed officers during an operation just after 5am on Friday (Picture: Ben Birchall/PA)

A man has been shot dead by armed police in Birmingham.

West Midlands Police said it happened in an "intelligence-led operation" on Friday.

The force said in a statement: "A warrant was executed as part of an intelligence-led operation in Wheeleys Lane in Lee Bank just before 5am today.

"A man, in his 50s, was shot and died a short time later at the scene.

A view of the block of flats in Wheeleys Lane, Lee Bank, Birmingham, where a man in his 50s was shot dead by armed officers during an operation (Ben Birchall/PA)

"The area is currently cordoned off.

"Officers’ body worn video has been downloaded."

The shooting has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.