Irishman shot by Malta police after allegedly stabbing ex

Valletta: Maltese police shot dead an Irish man on Monday after he allegedly stabbed to death his Maltese ex girlfriend, an official statement said....

Valletta: Maltese police shot dead an Irish man on Monday after he allegedly stabbed to death his Maltese ex-girlfriend, an official statement said.

The man, whom police identified as a 50-year-old Irish national, was shot early Monday after a three-hour standoff with negotiators, and after confessing to the crime, police said in a statement.

At the woman's apartment in Birkirkara, police found the 48-year-old dead from stab wounds, with the possible murder weapon nearby, police said.

Police had been alerted to the suspect when he entered a seaside hotel with a gun and threatened employees, the statement said.

He was found on rocks behind the hotel, "and started pointing the weapon at his head."