Inquest jury shown video of armed gardaí firing five shots at George Nkencho

The witness admitted thinking originally that gardaí were just shooting in the air and not at the deceased

George Nkencho was shot dead by gardai outside his home in Clonee, in West Dublin on December 30, 2020.

Video footage of the fatal shooting of George Nkencho by armed gardaí in the driveway of his family home in west Dublin five years ago has been shown to a jury at an inquest into his death.

A sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court was provided with a recording of the fatal confrontation between the deceased who was carrying a knife and members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU).