Cop Who Fatally Wounded Co-Worker Says He Acted on Instinct
March 5th, 2010
A police officer, who fatally shot at a fellow worker and during a mock shooting exercise in June 2008, told the inquest that the shooting was an instinctive reaction on his part.
This particular officer, whose name cannot be disclosed due to legal reason, shot PC Ian Terry in his chest at a close range with Round Irritant Personnel ammo during the training exercise at an abandoned factory space in Newton Heath,
All participating officers were given specific roles for the drill. Terry was playing a criminal trying to flee a crime scene on a vehicle. The others had to stop Terry from escaping by rendering his vehicle incapable of movement.
The inquest heard that Terry’s vehicle was surrounded by officers who moved closer. This was when Terry took out an unloaded pistol and waved it out of the window at the approaching officers. Almost immediately, one officer, shot Terry, although the police officers had already been warned to keep their weapons aimed downwards. They only had to shoot at the front tyres of the target vehicle to stop Terry from escaping.
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