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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stephanie Wareham

Police officer who fatally shot unarmed man may face misconduct proceedings

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, died after being shot in the chest by a West Midlands police firearms officer as he left a property in Burnaby Road, Coventry in 2019 (Family Handout/PA) -

A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed man as he left a property in Coventry may now face gross misconduct proceedings after an inquest jury concluded the victim was lawfully killed.

Sean Fitzgerald, 31, died from a single gunshot wound to the chest after leaving a property in Coventry at about 6.20pm on January 4 2019.

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