A man shot by police in what has been declared a terrorist-related incident in south London has died, Scotland Yard said.

The Metropolitan Police said the shooting occurred at around 2pm on Streatham High Road on Sunday.

The force believes there are also “two injured victims” from the incident and are awaiting updates on their condition.

The Metropolitan Police tweeted details of the incident on Sunday afternoon.

It said: "At this stage it is believed a number of people have been stabbed.

"The circumstances are being assessed; the incident has been declared as terrorist-related."

The Bolton News:

Gulled Bulhan, a 19-year-old student from Streatham, claimed to have witnessed the shooting on Streatham High Road in front of a Boots store.

He told the PA news agency: "I was crossing the road when I saw a man with a machete and silver canisters on his chest being chased by what I assume was an undercover police officer - as they were in civilian clothing.

"The man was then shot. I think I heard three gun shots but I can't quite remember.

"After that I ran into the library to get to safety.

"From the library I saw a load of ambulances and armed police officers arrive on the scene."

The Bolton News:

Mr Bulhan said people began running into nearby stores after the incident.

"We were all informed to stay in buildings by armed police, until we were evacuated," he said.

The Metropolitan Police has warned people to stay away from the Streatham area.

The force tweeted: "Please avoid the area while the emergency services deal with the incident in Streatham."

London Ambulance Service said: "We have a number of resources attending an incident in Streatham High Road."

A spokeswoman for London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 1.58pm today to reports of an incident in Streatham High Road.

"We are working closely with the other emergency services and are treating a number of patients at the scene.

"We will provide more details as soon as they are available."