Inquiry into fatal shooting must address issues of garda training

The death of George Nkencho by lethal force will raise questions into garda training on bias in risk assessment, writes Dr Lucy Michael

Placards during a protest for George Nkencho at Blanchardstown Garda Station, Dublin; Mr Nkencho was involved in a fatal shooting with gardaí following an assault in a local shop in Hartstown, Dublin. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The death of George Nkencho has prompted protests around the country this weekend after gardaí used lethal force in disarming him, following an assault in a local shop. 

While the facts of the case are still to emerge, and an independent investigation begins, there have been questions raised about the extent to which the issues of mental health and ethnicity were factors in his death.