Andrew Hanlon inquest opened and adjourned

The inquest into the death of a 20-year-old Irishman who was shot by a police officer in United States has been opened and adjourned in Dublin.

Andrew Hanlon was killed in June last year in the town of Silverton, south of Portland, in the state of Oregon.

He was shot following a confrontation with police after he reportedly tried to force his way into a house.

A Grand Jury investigation at the end of July cleared the police officer - 35-year-old Tony Gonzalez - of wrongdoing and said there was a "lawful use of deadly physical force".

The Dublin County Coroner, Dr Kieran Geraghty, opened the inquest into Mr Hanlon's death this morning, but said the State Pathologist, Dr Marie Cassidy, was unable to attend and, as she is a crucial witness, the inquest was adjourned until later this month.