4 d. ago George Nkencho inquest: Emergency workers describe arriving on scene to find him in ‘critical condition’

Hospital’s resuscitation attempts continued for 17 minutes before 27-year-old declared dead

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5 d. ago Taser deployed four times before fatal shooting of George Nkencho, inquest hears

The former head of the firearms training unit at the Garda College in Templemore, Co Tipperary, Sergeant James Ryan, provided a detailed analysis of the deployment of tasers by two ASU officers during the fatal incident.

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6 d. ago Garda who fired fatal shots that killed George Nkencho says shots were 'proportionate'

The witness told the inquest he believed his use of his firearm to discharge six shots was “necessary” and “proportionate”

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6 d. ago Garda who fired the shots that killed George Nkencho gives evidence at inquest

The witness told the inquest into the deceased’s death that he believed his use of his Heckler & Koch MP7 firearm to discharge six shots was “necessary” and “proportionate.”

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6 d. ago Garda who shot and killed George Nkencho felt he had no other option, inquest hears

Garda A told the sixth day of the inquest at Dublin District Coroner’s Court that he justified his use of lethal force because he feared for his life after Mr Nkencho lunged at him with a knife at close quarters.

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho says it was ‘absolutely necessary to use lethal force’

Firearms officer tells inquest he expected Nkencho would ‘fall over injured’ when first shot, but he kept advancing with a knife

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6 d. ago Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed

Garda who shot George Nkencho tells court they believed they would be killed  dublinlive.ie

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6 d. ago George Nkencho continued to ‘swing wildly with knife’ after being shot, inquest hears

George Nkencho continued to ‘swing wildly with knife’ after being shot, inquest hears  dublinlive.ie

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7 d. ago Gardaí tell George Nkencho inquest that they feared for their lives when he pulled out a knife

George Nkencho’s sister said gardaí had previously been contacted over his mental health, as evidence continues into his fatal shooting in 2020.

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7 d. ago Sister says she tried to tell gardaí George Nkencho had mental health issues

Gloria Nkencho said that gardai outside her home either ‘did not listen or hear me’ as she tried to tell them her brother had mental health issues.

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7 d. ago George Nkencho was hearing voices and believed family were trying to harm him, inquest told

His sister said gardaí had previously been contacted over his mental health, as evidence continues into his fatal shooting in 2020.

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1 week ago George Nkencho’s brother says two gardaí visited in weeks leading to fatal shooting

Witnesses describe build up and shooting on morning of December 30th, 2020

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1 week ago Efforts to tell Garda that George Nkencho had mental health issues were 'shut down', inquest hears

Video footage of the fatal shooting was shown to the jury

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1 week ago Jury shown video footage of fatal shooting of George Nkencho at inquest

George Nkencho (27) sustained fatal gunshot wounds in the incident outside his home at Manorfields Drive, Clonee, Co Dublin on December 30th 2020

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1 week ago Time did not allow for negotiator at George Nkencho incident – inspector

A dispatcher for armed gardaí said he did not see information relayed by a colleague that Mr Nkencho had mental health issues.

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1 week ago George Nkencho was tasered twice before he was fatally shot by gardaí, inquest hears

The inquest heard from one garda at the scene, who could not recall how many shots were fired at Nkencho.

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1 week ago Gardaí told of George Nkencho’s ‘severe mental health issues’ minutes before death

Inquest hears Nkencho armed with knife during confrontation with Gardaí

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1 week ago George Nkencho's family tried to tell gardaí he had mental health issues, inquest hears

The third day of the inquest on Thursday heard that the deceased continued to wave a knife in “an extremely aggressive” manner even after being shot by members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) and when tasers appeared to have had no effect on him.

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1 week ago Inquest hears George Nkencho raised knife ‘above his head’ in front of gardai

Inquest hears George Nkencho raised knife ‘above his head’ in front of gardai  Dublin Live

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1 week ago Eyewitness tells George Nkencho inquest of ‘serious concerns’ for safety of gardaí

Richard Desay says he saw Mr Nkencho waving a knife at gardaí

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