Police officers involved in fatal shooting beside A11 in Thetford remain on duty
The watchdog has said the firearms officers involved were being treated as witnesses and there was no indication any officer had breached standards of professional behaviour
Last updated 8th Jan 2026
The police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a man beside the A11 remain on duty and continue to be authorised to use firearms, it has emerged.
Tony Keeble was shot dead by armed officers near the Thetford bypass on Sunday, December 28, following reports of a road collision involving a man believed to be carrying a gun.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct, which continues to investigate the shooting, has since confirmed the weapon the 61-year-old was carrying was a “gas-powered air gun”.
The watchdog has also said the firearms officers involved were being treated as witnesses and there was no indication any officer had breached standards of professional behaviour.
Norfolk Constabulary has now confirmed that all officers involved in the shooting continue to work and none have lost the authority to fire a weapon.
Mr Keeble, who lived in Thetford, was located by officers around half an hour after they were called to the crash between a Honda Jazz and Mercedes van by the gates of Thetford cemetery, on London Road, at around 8.25pm on December 28.
The driver of the Honda suffered minor injuries, while Mr Keeble left the scene carrying the weapon before making his way towards the A11.
According to one witness, he had pointed the gun at a woman.
When officers found him on the A11 next to the Sainsbury’s supermarket – around a mile from the collision – he was ordered to drop his weapon twice before two officers fired a single shot each, hitting the 61-year-old in his chest and abdomen.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The shooting is believed to be the first fatal incident involving Norfolk Constabulary’s firearms unit.
The IOPC, which continues to investigate the shooting, said at this stage there is “no indication” that policing standards of professional behaviour were breached.