Member's statement: Bangor: Firearms Incident

Member's statement by Mr Alan Chambers on 19 May 2025.

MLA: Mr Alan Chambers
Party at the time: Ulster Unionist Party
Date: 19 May 2025
Type: Member's statement
Business: Members' Statements
Heading: Bangor: Firearms Incident
Assembly identifier: Official Report component 4967831

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I wish to refer particularly to the firearms incident that took place in Bangor last night. I happened to be in the vicinity, in a local petrol station, at the time. I was aware that lots of police were running backwards and forwards, but I was not aware of the situation that was developing. There has been much speculation, particularly on social media but also in the press, as to who did what and when. At this time, speculation is unhelpful. The most important fact, and the bottom line, is that no one was injured. A gentleman is now in the care of the health service. I think that, in another jurisdiction, the outcome of that incident could have been completely different.
I join others in commending the professionalism and courage of all the police officers who were involved in last night's incident. Individual officers shepherded people away to safety, without any thought for their own safety. I am aware that the PSNI is conducting a full and proper investigation into the circumstances of the incident, and I encourage everyone to give the police the space to carry out that investigation.

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