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Inquiry Launched into Police Shooting of Stabbing Suspect

3/18/2026

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An inquiry into the police shooting of Badreddin Abdullah Adam Bosh, who stabbed five people at Glasgow's Park Inn hotel in June 2020, is ongoing to determine whether lessons can be learned.
After officers used tasers and missed, firearms officers shot Bosh after he lunged with a knife.
Bosh was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Crown Office said the officers' actions were justified.

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Story summary

An inquiry into the police shooting of Badreddin Abdullah Adam Bosh, who stabbed five people at Glasgow's Park Inn hotel in June 2020, is ongoing to determine whether lessons can be learned.
After officers used tasers and missed, firearms officers shot Bosh after he lunged with a knife.
Bosh was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Crown Office said the officers' actions were justified.