A man shot dead by an off-duty PSNI officer during a suspected robbery at a filling station in Belfast was named today.
Investigators are looking into claims that Marc Alexander Ringland (29) was armed with a knife when he was shot at the premises on Belfast's Albertbridge Road at around 7pm yesterday.
The dead man was from the east of the city.
The man's identity was confirmed by the Police Ombudsman's office, which is investigating the circumstances of the shooting. The Ombudsman's office investigates complaints against police but is called immediately when officers fire baton rounds or live rounds.
It is thought the off-duty officer may have come upon the scene, but the PSNI said the full details of what happened had yet to be established.
The filling station is on a busy route running from east Belfast into the city centre. The site includes a shop where it is understood the shooting took place.
PSNI officers are routinely armed while on duty and have weapons for their protection when off duty.
PA