Sean Fitzgerald's family say 'disappointed' after IOPC verdict

Unarmed ex-squaddie Sean Fitzgerald shot dead by police - but officer ‘has no case to answer’

The family of an ex-squaddie want to remember him for the “fun-loving person that he was and not the manner in which he died”.

Sean Fitzgerald's family say 'disappointed' after IOPC verdict

A West Midlands Police officer has no case to answer over the fatal shooting of Coventry man Sean Fitzgerald, the IOPC has said this afternoon

Family slams decision to clear West Midlands Police officer over fatal shooting - Birmingham Live

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, was unarmed and holding a black mobile phone when he was fatally shot leaving a property in Coventry in 2019

IOPC finds no case to answer for West Midlands Police officer who fatally shot Sean Fitzgerald | Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)

IOPC finds no case to answer for West Midlands Police officer who fatally shot Sean Fitzgerald dylan.evans Tue, 13/01/2026 - 14:28 News No Image IOPC staff Media team member A West Midlands Police (WMP) officer will not face gross misconduct proceedings over the fatal shooting of Sean Fitzgerald after the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) reviewed new evidence presented at the inquest into his death.The IOPC has now concluded that t…