A MAN has died in hospital after armed police attended an incident at a house.

West Yorkshire Police said officers were called to a "domestic-related incident" at a property on Half Mile Green in the Stanningley area of Leeds just after 12.35pm yesterday.

Officers saw a man with what appeared to be a handgun and withdrew before armed police and negotiators attended the scene "with the aim of bringing the incident to a safe conclusion,"  according to the force.

At around 10.50pm, armed officers forced entry to the property and found the man critically injured.

He was taken for emergency treatment but died in hospital.

West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct and a mandatory independent probe has begun.

West Yorkshire Police statement in full

A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson said: "A police operation that was ongoing at an address in Half Mile Green, Stanningley, Leeds, has concluded with the man involved being taken to hospital in a critical condition and later pronounced dead. 
 
"At 12.36pm on June 9, officers were called to a domestic-related incident at the property but withdrew on seeing a male at the address in possession of what appeared to be a handgun.  
 
"A cordon was put in and various emergency service resources, including armed officers and police negotiators, attended the scene with the aim of bringing the incident to a safe conclusion.  
 
"At about 10.50pm, armed officers forced entry to the address, deploying distraction devices, and found the man critically injured.

"He was taken to hospital by ambulance for emergency treatment but was pronounced dead shortly after midnight. 
 
"West Yorkshire Police has referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police conduct, which is a mandatory requirement in these circumstances, and it has declared an independent investigation."