TheeBadOne
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A police marksman wept as he told an inquest today how a man he had just blasted in the stomach said “good shot, mate†as he lay dying.
The firearms officer, identified only as Pc Alpha, said 27-year – old Jason Gifford also asked him to tell his wife he loved her.
He broke down as he told Aylesbury Coroner’s Court that Gifford brandished a pistol and a 3ft samurai sword at him.
Pc Alpha was one of six armed officers called to Gifford’s house in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where he had taken his wife Carole hostage in June 2002.
Car valeter Gifford became suicidal after Mrs Gifford, 35, filed for divorce and said he wanted to “go out in a blaze of gloryâ€.
Pc Alpha told the inquest he took cover behind a brick wall in front of the house and made eye contact with Gifford inside the house.
But Gifford then walked out of the front door holding the sword and what was later found to be a replica pistol.
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Sounds like suicide by cop.
The firearms officer, identified only as Pc Alpha, said 27-year – old Jason Gifford also asked him to tell his wife he loved her.
He broke down as he told Aylesbury Coroner’s Court that Gifford brandished a pistol and a 3ft samurai sword at him.
Pc Alpha was one of six armed officers called to Gifford’s house in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, where he had taken his wife Carole hostage in June 2002.
Car valeter Gifford became suicidal after Mrs Gifford, 35, filed for divorce and said he wanted to “go out in a blaze of gloryâ€.
Pc Alpha told the inquest he took cover behind a brick wall in front of the house and made eye contact with Gifford inside the house.
But Gifford then walked out of the front door holding the sword and what was later found to be a replica pistol.
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Sounds like suicide by cop.