An inquest is to be held into the death of Coventry man Sean Fitzgerald

An inquest is to be held into the death of an unarmed Coventry man who was killed in 2019. Sean Fitzgerald was shot by a police officer as he left a home on Burnaby Road.

Mr Fitzgerald was fatally shot during the “planned operation” on January 4, 2019. He died after receiving a single bullet wound to the chest on Burnaby Road at around 6.20pm.

Derrick Campbell, of the International Office for Police Conduct, said the 31-year-old man was shot by an officer from West Midlands Police. He was said to have been targeted “as he exited the rear of the property as other officers entered through the front”.

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A pre-inquest hearing into Mr Fitzgerald’s death will be held on Friday, June 28. He will be heard by Sir John Saunders, a retired High Court judge.

A number of police officers involved in the events of the case have applied to remain anonymous and to give evidence remotely or with screens, Coventry Coroners Office said. It is understood that these requests, as well as other case management matters, will be considered at the June 28 hearing.

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