Gardaí Repeatedly Told Nkencho to Drop Knife

Gardaí could have taken knife off George Nkencho to avoid fatal shooting, his brother tells inquest

A brother of George Nkencho has claimed efforts to explain to gardaí that his brother had mental health issues were “quickly shut down” just before he was fatally wounded by armed officers outside their family home in west Dublin five years ago.

Time did not allow for negotiator at George Nkencho incident, inspector tells inquest

A garda dispatcher explained how she shared information that Mr Nkencho had mental health issues, while a second dispatcher in charge of the deployment of armed gardai said he did not see the mental health information

Garda tells George Nkencho inquest of being 'terrified' at scene of tragic standoff

Mr Nkencho, 27, died outside his home in west Dublin in December 2020 after being shot multiple times by a member or members of a Garda armed support unit

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.

Gardaí repeatedly told Nkencho to drop knife

A garda who was at the scene when George Nkencho was fatally shot, has told an inquest into his death, that the deceased was repeatedly told to drop a knife he was carrying, which appeared to make him angrier and more aggressive.