David Cameron’s guard found dead under suspicious circumstances

A 43-year-old police officer from a unit that guards the British Prime Minister and other high profile figures has been found dead from gunshot wounds. The constable, from the Met’s Specialist Protection Command, was found at a residential address in Camden, north London on Wednesday. His death is not being treated as suspicious and detectives are investigating whether a police gun was used. Officers were called shortly after 4pm and forced entered the premises in King’s Terrace. The man had a gunshot injury. His next of kin have been informed, the police said. He was not under investigation as part of either the ‘plebgate’ probe or the inquiries into alleged phone hacking and corrupt payments to public officials.