A pre-inquest review (PIR) hearing into the death of a man who died following a fatal police shooting in Carlisle will be held next week.

The hearing comes after Sergii Kuzmenko died at an address in Botcherby on December 19, 2022.

Shortly after 3.30pm on the day, Cumbria Constabulary firearms officers were called to Borland Avenue, where it was reported a man with a knife was making threats to kill, and young children were present.

Once inside, the officers identified an 'imminent threat' to a child and two armed officers discharged their weapons.

An Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) investigation into the fatal shooting found that officers acted 'in accordance with their training' in March this year.

The investigation established that seven shots were fired by two officers.

Over the course of the investigation, the IOPC said it gathered a large volume of evidence including obtaining accounts from 11 Cumbria Constabulary officers and reviewing body-worn video showing what happened while outside and inside the property.

The PIR is a brief administrative hearing convened by a coroner to establish plans for a complete inquest at a later date, as well as address applications for witnesses to receive anonymity going ahead.

The hearing will be held at Cockermouth's Coroner Court on Wednesday, September 11, at 10am.