George Nkencho took out a knife and raised it above his head before he was shot dead by gardai, inquest hears

"George Nkencho took out a knife and raised it above his head in his first ­interaction with gardaí a short time before he was shot dead by armed officers outside his family home in west Dublin five years ago, an inquest has heard."

"A local resident, Richard Desay, told a sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court that he witnessed Mr Nkencho waving a large knife in the direction of gardaí after they had approached him on a green area near the Eurospar store in Hartstown on December 30, 2020."

George Nkencho was shot dead by armed officers outside his family home in west Dublin on December 30, 2020. He took out a knife and raised it above his head during an initial interaction with gardaí shortly before the shooting. A local resident, Richard Desay, witnessed Mr Nkencho waving a large knife toward gardaí after officers approached him on a green area near the Eurospar store in Hartstown. The witness account was given at a sitting of Dublin District Coroner's Court during the inquest into the fatal incident.

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