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Militant Jihad al-Shami, 35, died when he was shot by armed police responding to his attack. Synagogue, manchester The Coroner Court has heard.
The inquest into the death of the 35-year-old man who attacked the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, Manchester, on October 2 was opened in court on Friday and adjourned.
Al-Shami was heard to have “aggressively” run towards armed police, carrying a knife and wearing a suicide belt.
devotees melvin kravitz And adrian dolby Killed in this incident that happened around 9.30 in the morning.
Al-Shami, a British citizen of Syrian origin, began his rampage by driving his Kia Picanto past security staff and the synagogue’s outer gates as worshipers were gathering for Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for Jews.
Detective Chief Superintendent Lewis Hughes told the hearing that armed officers responding to the call fired “several rounds” at al-Shami as “he ran aggressively towards them carrying a knife and apparently wearing a suicide belt”.
He said: “Al-Shami was hit by several bullets and fell to the ground.”
Alexia Durran, the chief coronial judge of England and Wales who is presiding over the hearing, said her provisional findings were that al-Shami died of gunshot wounds in the Heaton Park Synagogue community.
The hearing was told that he was identified by his fingerprints and supporting evidence including his car, phone and interviews with his immediate family after the incident.
Al-Shami’s family members attended the hearing via a video link, which lasted just over 15 minutes.
Earlier this week, inquests for both victims were launched and adjourned.
The hearing on Wednesday was told that Mr Kravitz, 66, died from multiple stab wounds inflicted by al-Shami.
Mr Dolby, 53, who kept the main doors of the synagogue closed as al-Shami tried to force his way inside. Died from a single bullet wound to the chest by an armed police officer,