VIDEO: Local residents react to police shooting which left man dead on M62
Mohammed Yassar Yaqub, aged 27, was shot and killed by police on the M62 motorway in a 'pre planned operation'.
A local resident interviewed, who lives near the scene of the incident, said: "I was absolutely horrified.
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Hide Ad"It's a very close-knit community around here and it's just literally on my doorstep.
"This is absolutely horrendous. It's a major incident and somebody's been shot. You hear about incidents like this on the news, but they seem very few and far between.
"The police have told me off for letting you in."
The man was killed on the M62 motorway in Huddersfield - READ THE FULL REPORT ON THE INCIDENT HERE: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/crime/police-shoot-man-dead-in-planned-operation-near-m62-in-huddersfield-1-8314443
His family have released a statement saying they are 'distraught' and 'in shock': http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/family-of-man-shot-dead-by-police-on-m62-issue-statement-1-8315840
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Hide AdAnd armed police have been outside the man's home today, as seen in this VIDEO: http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/video-armed-police-gather-outside-home-of-man-shot-dead-on-m62-motorway-1-8315795Video: PA