Police opened fire 4 times in a year in England and Wales

Two of the shootings were fatal and are subject to ongoing investigations

Police officers are not routinely armed in England and Wales (PA)

Police opened fire four times in a year, killing two people in England and Wales, new figures show.

A Home Office report said there were four incidents where “police firearms were intentionally discharged” in the year to March.

The figure is the lowest number since 2014, and makes up 0.02 per cent of all operations involving armed police.