Croydon cop killer was in handcuffs when he pulled gun and shot officer at police station
shot dead inside a custody centre on Friday morning was fatally wounded when a suspect pulled a gun while in handcuffs after being arrested over drugs and weapons offences.Metropolitan Police officer Sgt Matt Ratana, 54, died in hospital after the gunman, who was being detained, opened fire at Croydon custody centre in south London during the early hours of Friday.The 23-year-old murder suspect, who is believed to have shot himself, is in a critical condition in hospital.He was not regarded a subject of interest by security services, but reports suggest he may have previously been referred to the anti-extremism Prevent programme.Scotland Yard said no police firearms were fired during the incident at around 2.15am.The Independent Office for