The attacker was not carrying a firearm, and one of the victims died of a gunshot injury, law enforcement officials have stated
One of the two victims killed in Thursday’s attack outside a synagogue in a Manchester suburb died after being accidentally shot by an armed officer, police have confirmed.
Greater Manchester Police chief constable Stephen Watson said the force believes that the attacker, identified as Jihad al-Shamie, was not carrying a firearm and that the fatal injury was caused by gunfire.
”It follows therefore, that subject to further forensic examination, this injury may sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end,” Watson said, as quoted by The Guardian.
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One of the three victims currently receiving treatment in hospital also suffered a gunshot wound, he added.