Lusk post office inquest adjourned as Ombudsman intervenes

An inquest into the death of two raiders shot dead by elite gardaí was dramatically halted today after the Garda Ombudsman revealed it was investigating one of the killings.

Colm Griffin, 33, of Canon Lillis Avenue, and Eric Hopkins, 24, of Lower Rutland Street, both Dublin, were gunned down by the Emergency Response Unit as they attempted to hold up Lusk post office on May 26, 2005.

Griffin was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, Hopkins was unarmed.

Following a complaint the Ombudsman is investigating the shooting dead of Hopkins and sought to have the inquest into the two deaths stopped.

Dublin City Coroner Dr Brian Farrell said he would be seeking legal advice after the Ombudsman asked for the hearing to be adjourned.