IOPC shooting probe delayed by independent analysis of evidence

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IOPC shooting probe delayed by 'independent analysis' of evidence

A West Midlands Police firearms officer is under investigation by the IOPC after Sean Fitzgerald died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after leaving a property in Coventry on January 4, 2019.

Date - 4th January 2023
By - Cash Boyle

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A four-year IOPC investigation into the death of a 31-year-old shot by a firearms officer in Coventry has been delayed by the need for "further independent analysis" of some of the evidence. Sean Fitzgerald died from a single...

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