Adrian Daulby was confirmed Friday as the person unintentionally shot and killed by police whereas barricading the synagogue door throughout the Yom Kippur terror assault in Manchester, as his household and regulation enforcement praised his heroism.
Daulby, 53, and Melvin Cravitz, 66, have been named as the 2 killed in a terror assault at Heaton Park Congregation Synagogue in Manchester.
The attacker, Jihad al-Shamie, a 35-year-old British citizen of Syrian descent, was shot lifeless by police on the scene. Shamie had worn a vest holding an obvious explosive machine, however it was not practical, police stated.
“Adrian was one of many courageous worshippers attending the synagogue on the time of the incident and prevented the attacker from getting access to the premises,” Better Manchester Police stated in a press release.
“It’s at present believed that Adrian’s harm might sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unexpected consequence of the urgently required motion taken by our officers to convey a vicious assault to an finish,” the police pressure stated.
Earlier Friday, Better Manchester Police Chief Constable Sir Stephen Watson stated that one of many two victims of the fear assault was apparently unintentionally shot by police responding to the incident. He didn’t title Daulby.
Jihad al-Shamie, who carried out a lethal terrorist assault on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation in Manchester, UK, on Yom Kippur, October 2, 2025. (Picture circulated on social media)
Daulby’s household stated in a press release that he “was a hero and tragically misplaced his life within the act of braveness to save lots of others.”
“He was a beloved brother, loving uncle to his 4 nieces and one nephew and a cherished cousin. The household is shocked by the tragic, sudden dying of such a beautiful right down to earth man.
“His last act was considered one of profound braveness and he’ll eternally be remembered for his heroic act,” the household stated.
Members of the Jewish neighborhood consolation one another close to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation synagogue, in Crumpsall, Manchester, England, October 2, 2025. (Peter Byrne/PA through AP)
“The one photographs fired have been from GMP’s Approved Firearms Officers as they labored to stop the offender from getting into the synagogue and inflicting additional hurt to our Jewish neighborhood,” stated Watson.
“It follows, due to this fact, that topic to additional forensic examination, this harm might sadly have been sustained as a tragic and unexpected consequence of the urgently required motion taken by my officers to convey this vicious assault to an finish,” he stated.
One of many three severely wounded within the assault additionally suffered a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, Watson stated.
“It’s believed that each victims have been shut collectively behind the synagogue door, as worshipers acted bravely to stop the attacker from gaining entry.”
The Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog has stated it’s investigating “a deadly police capturing” to determine what had occurred.
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