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Retired Member Shot

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  • #2
    1922
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭1922


    froim rte.ie
    The Garda Ombudsman has begun an investigation into the death of a retired Garda in a shooting incident in Co Leitrim.
    A statement from An Garda Síochána said the Garda was in Carrick-on-Shannon Garda Station when he died in an incident involving an official firearm.
    No-one else was involved in the incident.
    The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The State Pathologist's office has been informed and a post mortem examination is due to be carried out tomorrow at Sligo General Hospital.


  • #3
    1922
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 310 ✭✭1922


    evening echo.ie are reporting it as suicide
    A recently retired garda shot himself in his former station.

    The man was in Carrick-on-Shannon garda station in Co Leitrim in relation to his former role when he shot himself dead shortly before 10am.

    A garda spokesman confirmed the incident involved an official firearm.

    “No other Garda member was involved in the incident,” he added.

    The former officer, who is in his mid 60s, was pronounced dead at the scene.

    The State Pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has been notified.

    A post mortem examination is scheduled for tomorrow morning at Sligo General Hospital.

    The Garda Siochana Ombudsman Commission is investigating the incident.


  • #4
    ScubaDave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 404 ✭✭ScubaDave


    Time will tell.

    My sympathies to the family!

    May he RIP.


  • #5
    djtechnics1210
    Closed Accounts Posts: 923 ✭✭✭djtechnics1210


    Absolutely Tragic
    RIP


  • #6
    timmywex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,626 ✭✭✭timmywex


    Rip.


    It begs the question as to how a retired member would have such easy access to firearms.

    Hate the headlines alot of online/radio places are using,"garda shot dead in garda station", gets my attention for sure, i guess thats what theyre aiming for


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  • #7
    AlekSmart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭AlekSmart


    What a sad case.
    I very much hope its not connected with this piece of non-news run in the indo in recent days.

    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-let-retired-members-live-on-in-stations-1830419.html


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



  • #8
    Eglinton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 992 ✭✭✭Eglinton


    AlekSmart wrote: »
    I very much hope its not connected with this piece of non-news run in the indo in recent days.

    http://www.independent.ie/national-news/gardai-let-retired-members-live-on-in-stations-1830419.html

    It's not.


  • #9
    TheNog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,160 ✭✭✭TheNog


    RIP

    My condolences to his family, friends and colleagues


  • #10
    Shield
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 9,808 CMod ✭✭✭✭Shield


    OK guys, this is now a confirmed suicide, and so as a mark of our respect to those he left behind, this thread will now close.

    May he R.I.P.


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