Victim killed in Manchester synagogue attack was shot by police

{"text":[[{"start":11.94,"text":"Greater Manchester Police said that its officers shot one of the two victims who died in the attack on a synagogue in the city as well as one of the injured survivors."}],[{"start":25.29,"text":"Police were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue on Thursday after reports that a man had driven a car at people at the gates and stabbed one person. Firearms officers shot dead the attacker, later identified as Jihad Al-Shamie."}],[{"start":47.519999999999996,"text":"But on Friday the police said that one of the two victims, initially believed to have been killed by Al-Shamie, “would appear to have suffered a wound consistent with a gunshot injury”."}],[{"start":60.87,"text":"Chief constable Sir Stephen Watson said on Friday that Al-Shamie was not believed to be carrying a gun and the only shots fired were by his officers."}],[{"start":72.21,"text":"“It follows therefore, that subject to further forensic examination, this injury may sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unforeseen consequence of the urgently required action taken by my officers to bring this vicious attack to an end,” he said."}],[{"start":90.28999999999999,"text":"He added one of three people hospitalised after the attack had also been wounded by gunfire, but was not suffering from life-threatening injuries."}],[{"start":100.42999999999999,"text":"Watson said that the two victims hit by gunfire were believed to have been “close together behind the synagogue door”, as police opened fire at Al-Shami outside."}],[{"start":null,"text":"

"}],[{"start":112.21,"text":"Authorities are racing to gather information on Al-Shamie, 35, a British citizen of Syrian descent."}],[{"start":120.19999999999999,"text":"Home secretary Shabana Mahmood said on Friday that Al-Shamie was not previously known to counterterrorism police. She said he had come to the UK as a child and was given British citizenship in 2006."}],[{"start":137.1,"text":"In 2012, the then Conservative MP John Howell received threatening emails from “Jihad Alshamie”, according to a contemporary report by the Jerusalem Post. But it is not clear if the sender was the Al-Shamie who perpetrated the Manchester attack."}],[{"start":157.03,"text":"On Friday morning, police named the two members of the public killed in the attack as Adrian Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66."}],[{"start":167.06,"text":"Police were called to the synagogue at 9:31am on Thursday. Firearms officers were deployed at 9:34am. Shots were fired four minutes later."}],[{"start":180.3,"text":"The assailant wore a vest that had the appearance of an explosive device, but the police said it was later deemed “not to be viable”."}],[{"start":191.35000000000002,"text":"Footage of the scene shared on social media showed the attacker writhing on the ground when police shot him. An officer shouted to a nearby crowd: “He has a bomb,” and “move back.”"}],[{"start":204.18000000000004,"text":"The attacker’s family said on Friday that they “fully distance” themselves from what they called his “heinous act”."}],[{"start":212.07000000000002,"text":"In a statement posted on Facebook, Faraj Al-Shamie, father of Jihad Al-Shamie, described the attack as a “profound shock”."}],[{"start":222.60000000000002,"text":"“The Al-Shamie family in the UK and abroad strongly condemns this heinous act, which targeted peaceful, innocent civilians,” he wrote."}],[{"start":232.74,"text":"GMP has had a troubled recent history. In 2019, a public inquiry concluded that the force’s fatal shooting seven years earlier of Anthony Grainger, an unarmed career criminal, had been based on flawed intelligence that exaggerated the threat he posed."}],[{"start":253.14000000000001,"text":"The public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester Arena attack, in which Salman Abedi murdered 22 people, criticised the force for waiting 140 minutes to declare a major incident — which it termed “a serious omission” that hindered the ability of other services to respond."}],[{"start":276.39,"text":"In 2020, GMP was placed into special measures by the policing inspectorate after failing to report one in five crimes over a year-long period. It was taken out of special measures in 2022."}],[{"start":293.68,"text":"Additional reporting by Jim Pickard"}],[{"start":305.17,"text":""}]],"url":"https://audio.ftcn.net.cn/album/a_1759494468_7526.mp3"}