UK police admit shooting synagogue attack victim who died | The Express Tribune
Key Takeaways
- Police shot two victims, one fatally, while responding to a terrorist car-ramming and stabbing attack at a Manchester synagogue during Yom Kippur.
- The attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, who was on bail for an alleged rape, was shot dead by police at the scene.
- Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy faced public anger and was booed at a vigil held for the two victims, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz.
- The police confirmed that one of the deceased victims sustained a fatal gunshot wound from authorized officers, which is being investigated by the IOPC as a potential tragic error.
- Security has been significantly boosted at synagogues across Britain following the attack, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer labeled a terrorist act intended to inflict fear.
UK police confirmed on Friday that officers shot two victims, resulting in one death, while responding to a terrorist attack targeting worshippers at a Manchester synagogue during the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. The incident, which involved a car ramming and stabbing, also seriously wounded three others, heightening fears within Jewish communities across Britain. Emotions were clearly high at a vigil where Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy was booed by attendees chanting "shame on you" for the victims, Adrian Daulby and Melvin Cravitz. The attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, a UK citizen of Syrian descent who was out on bail for an alleged rape, was shot dead by police within minutes of the initial reports. Chief Constable Stephen Watson stated that an interior ministry pathologist provisionally determined one deceased victim suffered a fatal gunshot wound, likely sustained tragically and unforeseenly as officers responded, noting the attacker was not believed to have a gun. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is now investigating the fatal police shooting, while security has been increased at synagogues nationwide.
