Police 'flabbergasted' terrorist Usman Khan did not initially die from gunshot
Khan, 28, was shot 20 times by six officers on London Bridge in November 2019.
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Khan, 28, was shot 20 times by six officers on London Bridge in November 2019.
Police who watched on as terrorist Usman Khan was shot to death on London Bridge said they were “flabbergasted” he remained alive despite a volley of gunfire. Firearms officers and a police control room commander said they were astonished Khan had not succumbed earlier to one of the 20 shots fired at his head and body during two spells, eight minutes apart. In his final moments, the Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist went from writhing around on the floor to sitting bolt upright, before turning his head and staring towards armed police who unleashed a volley of gunfire. It was at this point th...
12:44 EDT, 4 June 2021 A firearms officer called to the scene of the Fishmongers' Hall terror attack recalled his astonishment that suspect Usman Khan had not died, despite being shot at multiple times. The officer, known only at Khan's inquest by the cipher AZ99 to protect his identity, was one of six armed police to fire 20 shots at Khan during two periods of gunfire, shortly after the suspect stabbed and killed two Cambridge University graduates. The first exchange comprised two quick shots which felled Khan, having earlier been pinned to the ground by passers by after telling them he ha...
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Armed police who shot the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attacker after he stabbed two Cambridge graduates have recalled the moment they thought they were going to die after seeing the suspect was wearing a suicide belt. The officers, who cannot be named to protect their identities, each told an inquest jury they had to make split-second decisions to open fire on 28-year-old jihadi Usman Khan. Body worn footage showed Khan, who was pinned to the ground on London Bridge by members of the public, telling them “I’ve got a bomb”, prompting an officer known only as YX99 to stand back and shoot a...