Manchester, โEngland – A victim of โคthe recent synagogue attack in Greater Manchester diedโ as aโ result of gunfire from policeโ officers, authorities revealed Saturday. Theโฃ suspect, identified as 35-year-old โขJihad Al-Shamie, wasโข shot โdead by armed officers at the scene โขand did not possess a firearm, despite oneโ fatality suffering a gunshot โขwound.
Greater Manchester police Chief Steve Watson stated that the injury may have occurred as anโฃ unintended consequence of officers โฃattempting too โneutralize the attacker, who โฃwore a โขvest resembling an โฃexplosive device-later determined to be non-explosive. Another congregant sustained a non-life-threatening injury near the synagogue entrance while attempting to prevent the suspect from entering. The incident has promptedโ the British โgovernment to pledgeโ increased efforts to combat antisemitism amidโข widespreadโฃ shock within the Jewish community.
Al-Shamie’s familyโค expressed their โsurprise and condemned his “heinous โactions” in a Facebook statement. โPolice haveโ found no record indicating he had been referred to the government’s anti-radicalization program. The investigation continues as authorities work to understand the โcircumstances surroundingโฃ the attack and its โคpotential motivations.