Omagh shooting: PSNI statement as officer in “critical but stable” after shooting

The PSNI officer shot in Omagh tonight is in a critical but stable condition in hospital, it has been confirmed.

Emergency services were called to the Killyclogher Road area of Omagh just after 8pm on Wednesday night, February 22, after a serving police officer was seriously injured in a shooting incident.

Late on Wednesday night, the PSNI confirmed the officer was in a critical but stable condition after being taken to Altnagelvin Area Hospital.

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Chief Constable Simon Byrne said: “I am shocked and saddened by tonight’s events in Omagh. The officer is in a critical but stable condition in hospital.

“My thoughts are with him, his family and his colleagues. We will relentlessly pursue those responsible. They have nothing to offer our community.”

UUP Leader Doug Beattie said: “A man is fighting for his life, supported by our society’s finest, our doctors and nurses. I pray he survives.

“There will be plenty to say in the days and weeks ahead about why anyone thinks they have any authority – moral, political or otherwise – to do something as cowardly as shoot a police officer. For tonight, my thoughts are with the officer, his family, his colleagues and those who are looking after him.”

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