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George Nkencho, 27, was fatally shot by a member of the Armed Support Unit in Dublin in December 2020.

Further protest planned for tomorrow over shooting of man in Dublin by Gardaí The 27-year-old died in hospital after being shot by an armed Garda on Wednesday in Hartstown, Co Dublin. 31/12/2020 Ciarán Sunderland Another protest over the shooting of George Nkencho is set to take place in west Dublin tomorrow morning. The 27-year-old died in hospital after being shot by an armed garda on Wednesday in Hartstown, Co Dublin. Gardaí said he had threatened officers and members of the public with a knife and previous non-lethal attempts with two tasers and pepper spray had failed to subdue the ...

As a child, George Nkencho’s dream was to play football for Manchester United, but following the murder of a close friend in 2010 his later life became afflicted by mental health issues. Nearly ten years ago, Mr Nkencho described himself as ‘self-driven, well-mannered and very disciplined’ when writing about his passion for football. In his online football CV, the talented striker, whose family comes from Nigeria, boasted of having won multiple trophies and medals for player of the year during his time with several clubs in his locality. When reading about his aspirations and achievemen...

PROTESTERS angry at the death of George Nkencho are vowing to gather outside Dublin's Blanchardstown garda station for the next two weeks. And Mr Nkencho's sister has pleaded with the public to not share videos of her brother (27) being shot by gardaí after footage was circulated on social media. She said he had "serious mental illness and those who knew him know the type of person he was, he was not a thug nor a criminal". In an online statement she wrote: "Thank you all for your condolences and prayers. My siblings and I have witnessed the most traumatic experience of our lives as our brot...

Knifeman shot dead following Clonee standoff named locally as Gardai issue update The 27-year-old was shot at least three times by armed Gardai outside a house in Manorfields Drive Updated The video will auto-play soon8Cancel Play now Get the latest news from across Ireland straight to your inbox every single dayInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurPrivacy Noticeexplains more ...