Singapore shootout: Police kill man near conference attended by US defence secy

Singapore policemen man at an entry point as they stop pedestrians and attendees of the 14th International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-la Dialogue, or IISS, Asia Security Summit, from entering the vicinity, Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Singapore. (Source: AP photo)

Singapore police said on Sunday they shot one person dead and detained two others early in the morning after the car they were traveling in crashed past police barricades near a hotel where a high-level regional security meeting is being held.

The incident happened near the hotel where a meeting of top defence officials was taking place including US Defense Secretary Ash Carter.

The police said the car was stopped at a checkpoint but when the driver was asked to open the rear of the car for checks, he accelerated towards a road in the vicinity of the Shangri-La Hotel.

The police said they opened fire on the vehicle to stop it and that substances believed to be drugs were found on one of the persons detained, it said in a statement on its Facebook page.