Doctors tried to resuscitate George Nkencho for 17 minutes, inquest hears

Scene was volatile as there were 'a number of angry members of the public' who were confronting gardaí, inquest hears

George Nkencho died after being shot in December 2020 (Brian Lawless/PA)

Doctors at Connolly Hospital in Blanchardstown, Dublin, worked at trying to resuscitate George Nkencho for 17 minutes after he had been shot by gardaí outside his home before he was pronounced dead, an inquest has heard.

Siobhan Maguire, a consultant in emergency medicine at the hospital, provided evidence of efforts to save Mr Nkencho’s life after he had been involved in an incident with members of the Garda Armed Support Unit (ASU) in the driveway of his home at Manorfields Drive, Clonee, Co Dublin, on December 30, 2020.