2 Police Officers shot and killed in Manchester

[Derek]

One officer dead, another seriously injured during an arrest in Manchester

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-19635239

RIP.

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http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereven...ve-dale-cregan

A female police officer has been shot dead and another is fighting for her life during an incident where wanted fugitive Dale Cregan was arrested.

RIP. Horrible news.

[thenry]

R.I.P.

Tragic news.

Let's hope the injured officer recovers.

[joglynne]

Terrible news. My heart goes out to the relatives, friends and colleagues of the officers. May Dale Cregan rot in hell.

[Russ]

A reminder to us all that each day an officer steps out for work, he/she is risking death. RIP indeed.

[denphone]

Thats terrible news.

RIP

[Derek]

I really, really hope its just the muddle that comes from breaking news but if two unarmed officers were sent to investigate a 'shots fired' call then heads should roll.

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Both have now died.

Unbelievably sad.

[danielf]

Presumably, a 'shots fired' call would not be described as a "routine operation"?

[Russ]

Derek - if 2 unarmed cops (such as these officers) were on patrol and there were reports of shots fired in the next street or something close and their controllers knew they were there, what would their orders likely be?

[Osem]

Yes, another stark reminder of what our police have to face all too often.

Very sad indeed!

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Russ

Derek - if 2 unarmed cops (such as these officers) were on patrol and there were reports of shots fired in the next street or something close and their controllers knew they were there, what would their orders likely be?

6 C's.

http://www.policeoracle.com/news/SIO...nts_37194.html

Officers who attend should apply basic firearm tactics, known as the Six Cs.

1. Confirm as far as possible the location of the suspect and that firearms are involved without unnecessarily exposing yourself to danger.

2. Cover to be taken, if possible, behind substantial material. Brick walls are usually sufficient. Motor vehicle bodies or wooden fences do not stop bullets.

3. Contact your supervisors and convince them of the serious nature of the risk and call for suitable back-up.

4. Civilians should be directed to a place of safety. Be positive.

5. Colleagues should be prevented from coming into possible danger areas. Direct them positively.

6. Contain the situation as far as practicable. Try to maintain observations on the suspect, but place emphasis on safety.

In short do not get involved unless its completely unavoidable.

[Russ]

Thanks for that.

Have you ever been in a similar situation that you can discuss?

[Derek]

Originally Posted by Russ

Have you ever been in a similar situation that you can discuss?

Yup. On several occasions we've been told to avoid certain areas while ARV's do a sweep, we've been basically evacuated from a large area of a town whilst there was an ongoing firearms incident and there has been two occasions where I've had to get involved and detain people as there was no other option (BB Gun and malicious call) due to the suspects and where I was at the time.

Extremely sad that we have lost these Female officers. Both shot and killed in the line of duty.