A MAN has died after he was shot in the abdomen by an armed police officer, an inquest has heard today.

Joel Stenning was injured by the Surrey Police officer in the village of Knaphill, near Woking, in the early hours of August 11 this year.

The 29-year-old reportedly pointed an air rifle at police who attended his home following reports of a man with a gun.

The inquest into Mr Stenning’s death, which opened at Surrey Coroner’s Court, was told he died in a London hospital from “complications of a gunshot wound to the abdomen” shortly after 7.30am on August 15.

Area Coroner Simon Wickens said Mr Stenning’s parents and partner are interested parties in the inquest, and it is understood they attended the hearing.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and Surrey Police are also interested parties, Mr Wickens said.

The coroner opened the inquest and adjourned it until November 27 for the police watchdog to carry out its investigation.