Latest reports were that he may have been wearing a bomb belt. If so, presumably the police shot him to prevent him from potentially setting it off and killing not just himself but also them and innocent passersby.

Let's wait until we've got the full story before passing judgment on whether the police used unreasonable force, and 'executed' him, huh. Possibly they did but at the moment we just don't know. As a lawyer I have to say this time and again to people - do not make judgements until you know all of the facts.

The stories that are coming out are necessarily partial and confused and even the witness who said that he tripped said that the dead man was wearing a thick, bulky coat, which is suspicious bearing in mind the weather. In addition, other reports suggest that he fled *into* the station pursued by police, leaping over the barrier. Why didn't he stop?

Other reports are that he was told by the police to stop and that they'd fire if he didn't. He didn't stop, he was wearing a bulky coat, there are reports of him wearing a bomb belt.

Some of those may not be true. All of them may be. At present we don't know.