US officer who shot Irishman dead resigns

THE US police officer investigated for shooting dead a young Irishman and sexually abusing a girl has resigned. The resignation of the Oregon officer comes as relatives of Andrew Hanlon consider alternative legal action over the fatal shooting of the young man.

Silverton police officer Tony Gonzalez shot the unarmed 20-year-old Dundrum man five times, while responding to a call relating to disturbance at a home.

The officer was cleared by a grand jury of any criminal wrongdoing in the fatal shooting last month. He still, however, faces separate charges of child sex abuse.