The inquest into the death of George Nkencho has heard that doctors at Connolly Hospital tried to resuscitate him for 17 minutes before he was declared dead.
A statement read into the record by Dr Siobhan Maguire, an emergency department consultant, said that she and three colleagues were present when Mr Nkencho arrived by ambulance at 1.10pm on 30 December 2020.
Dublin District Coroner's Court heard that Mr Nkencho was registering as "asystole" on the cardiac monitor, meaning that his heart was not beating.
The inquest heard earlier from paramedics and gardaí at the scene that the defibrillator had advised "no shock advisable" after it was placed on Mr Nkencho’s body, which indicated that there was no electrical activity in the heart.
Doctors discovered that Mr Nkencho had three gunshot wounds on his front chest and two gunshot wounds at the back of his chest as well as two wounds on his left forearm.
Mr Nkencho was also given three rounds of adrenaline before he was pronounced dead at 1.27pm.
The coroner's court also heard from a paramedic at the scene who said that the crowd around the house in Manorfields Drive was "quite hostile" and "abusive" towards the gardaí.
A lot of 'roaring and shouting'
Mick McCartan, a paramedic with Dublin Fire Brigade ambulance service, said that there was a lot of "roaring and shouting at gardaí" as they continued to work on the patient.
Detective Garda Tom McCarrick from Blanchardstown garda station travelled to the scene on Manorfields drive along with his colleagues Detective Garda Tom Bernard and Detective Garda Brendan O'Hora.
All three detectives have desribed Mr Nkencho as acting "aggressive" and "intimidating" towards the two members of the armed support unit.
Mr McCarrick said that Mr Nkencho ignored all warnings to drop the knife and he continued holding it in his right hand and he saw him lunge at the members of the armed support unit.
He told Dr Myra Cullinane that he believed that Mr Nkencho had made contact with a member of the ASU.
"I thought he had stabbed him" said Mr McCarrick, adding that he saw Mr Nkencho make multiple overhead swings with the knife in his hand towards the armed garda.
'Fluid and dynamic' situation
Mr McCarrick described the situation as "fluid" and "dynamic", and said he was not aware at the time who was residing at the address.
He recalled seeing several black individuals standing and shouting at the front door and that he told them to get back inside for their own safety.
He estimated that the front door was open for about five seconds before it was closed from the inside.
Eanna Mulloy, senior counsel for the Nkencho family asked: ‘Did it not register that there was some connection between them and Mr Nkencho?’’
Mr McCarrick said that it didn't and that his focus was on preserving life and their safety, which is why he instructed them to get back inside the property.
