Overview
- Call logs presented to jurors record a 12:26 warning that George Nkencho was known to gardaí with severe mental health issues, a 12:32 report that he had a knife, and confirmation minutes later that shots were fired.
- Garda evidence stated tasers were used twice at Manorfields Drive—the first with no effect and the second bringing him down—before shots were fired, after which Armed Support Unit members administered CPR and an ambulance was en route.
- The ASU dispatcher testified he did not see the mental‑health note on his system, no negotiator or on‑scene commander was requested, and a supervising inspector said the moving situation left no time to deploy a negotiator.
- Garda Desmond Mulvihill described Mr Nkencho as extremely aggressive with a knife even after initial shots and said he knew him from prior incidents involving mental health concerns.
- Witnesses earlier described an unprovoked assault at a Hartstown Eurospar, a nine‑minute wait in the adjoining post office, and behavior suggesting distress; the family argues force was disproportionate and the DPP has previously ruled out prosecutions after a Fiosrú investigation.