‘He was going to kill me if he got the chance’ – garda who shot and killed George Nkencho said he had no option but to use lethal force
George Nkencho.The garda who fired the fatal shots which killed George Nkencho in the driveway of his family home in west Dublin five years ago has claimed he had no option but to use lethal force in the situation he faced.The witness – a member of the Garda Armed Support Unit identified only as Garda A – told the inquest into Mr Nkencho’s death that he believed his use of his Heckler & Koch MP7 firearm to discharge six shots was “necessary” and “proportionate.”
