'Not a day goes by when I don’t think of colleagues who died on duty,' Garda shooting case told

Charles Moore was jailed for nine years for firing a shot that struck Sergeant Paul McManus in his left forearm

Sgt McManus continued before he added he didn’t know whether it was “luck” or “divine intervention” that caused Moore’s gun to jam that morning. File photo: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

A member of the garda emergency response unit who was shot during a raid of a criminal’s home has said “not a day goes by” when he doesn't think of other colleagues who have been killed in the line of duty.

Sergeant Paul McManus was at the back of a house that had been secured for a drug search when Charles Moore (48) fired a shot that struck the officer in his left forearm.