Watchdog to investigate police shooting of man with chainsaw in Kent

Published on July 9, 2025
Watchdog to investigate police shooting of man with chainsaw in Kent

IOPC says officers feared man was also carrying explosive device during incident near Maidstone

An investigation has been launched after police in Kent shot a man wielding a chainsaw who was feared to have an explosive device, leaving him seriously injured.

The shooting happened at about 9pm on Monday close to the Park Gate Inn in Hollingbourne, near Maidstone.

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