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Person stabbed to death at council headquarters

News imageGoogle Brent Civic Centre in Wembley Google
Brent Civic Centre is the headquarters of Brent Council

A person has died after a stabbing in a building housing a nort-west London council headquarters and a library.

The service said it was called at 14:25 BST to Brent Civic Centre - the home of Brent Council - and sent ambulances and London's Air Ambulance. The patient was pronounced dead at the scene, which is near Wembley Stadium.

Engineers Way is closed between Empire Way and Exhibition Way, with the 92 and 440 bus routes affected.

The Metropolitan Police has been approached for comment.

News imageSatellite map of Wembley in northwest London showing the area around Wembley Stadium and Brent Civic Centre. Wembley Stadium is labelled near the bottom centre, and Wembley Park Underground station is marked to the north. A red callout box labelled “Stabbing at Brent Civic Centre” points to a highlighted building just northwest of the stadium. An inset map of London in the top left shows Wembley’s location within the city. Distance scales of 100 metres and 500 feet appear in the bottom right.

A London Ambulance spokesperson said: "We were called at 14:25 BST today to reports of a stabbing at Brent Civic Centre, Wembley.

"We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast-response cars and an incident response officer. We also dispatched London's Air Ambulance.

"Sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews, a patient was pronounced dead at the scene."

A statement later appeared on the council website, saying: "The Brent Civic Centre and Wembley Library are currently closed due to an ongoing incident.

"Please avoid visiting the building at this time. We'll share updates as soon as we can."

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