TRAFFIC: M62 motorway still closed after man shot dead by police
![The scene of the incident](https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/webimg/legacy_ash_86884474.jpg?crop=3:2,smart&width=640&quality=65&enable=upscale)
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The road was shut shortly after 6pm on Monday, January 2 after West Yorkshire Police shot a man, named locally as Mohammed Yassar Yaqub.
The man died after being shot by police during a "pre-planned policing operation" near the M62 motorway in Huddersfield.
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Mr Yaqub’s family said they did not want to speak at his home in a cul-de-sac in the Crosland Moor area of the town.
But flowers were taken to the house and a number of relatives arrived, some embracing as they went into the property.
At the scene, a silver Audi with bullet holes in its windscreen was surrounded by other vehicles at the bottom of the off-slip of the westbound carriageway of the M62 on Tuesday morning as police and forensic teams continued their investigation.
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The road is still closed as of 4.15pm. Check back for updates.
The westbound exit/entry is likely to remain closed beyond 6pm.