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Policeman shot dead in training

  • 10-06-2008 8:42am
    #1
    ojewriej
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    A police officer has died after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest on a training exercise in Manchester.

    Pc Ian James Terry, 32, from Burnley, Lancashire, died in North Manchester General Hospital after the incident in Thorp Road, Newton Heath, at 1135 BST.

    It was not immediately clear whether the officer had been shot accidentally by one of his own colleagues.

    The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation into the fatal shooting.

    Pc Terry joined the force in 1997 and had been a firearms officer for six years.

    Acting Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Dave Whatton said: "Everybody in Greater Manchester Police is devastated by the news that we have all received and the loss of a highly regarded colleague and friend."


    Mr Whatton said a full investigation had begun and teams were working to preserve evidence at the scene.

    He added there had been no risk to the public at any stage during the training exercise.

    A GMP spokesman said the training exercise had been "reasonably routine" and that similar exercises happened "fairly frequently


Comments

  • #2
    yayamark
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    Thats sad really.

    It will be interesting to see what really happened as they have reported the deceased as been a man with firearms experience.

    Must be difficult for his friends and family to comprehend how something like this would happen in a training excercise.


  • #3
    Trojan911
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    yayamark wrote: »
    It will be interesting to see what really happened as they have reported the deceased as been a man with firearms experience.

    Very tragic all round. It does not matter if he had 1 year or 20 years firearms experience if he was shot by another.

    My condolences to his family, friends & colleagues.

    If he was shot accidentally by a colleague then my thoughts are with that person to.


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