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MPS confirms death of PC Gary Toms
The MPS can confirm that this afternoon PC Gary Toms, a serving CO19 officer, died. The officer had been in hospital since receiving life-threatening injuries whilst responding to an aggravated burglary call on Saturday 11th April. Gary, 37, joined the service in January 2002. He moved to CO19 in November 2008. Prior to that he has served within the TSG and Barking and Dagenham borough. Ch Supt Bill Tillbrook, in charge of the Met’s Specialist Firearms Command, said: “My deepest sympathies go to Gary’s family, friends and colleagues at this distressing time. Gary was a dedicated officer who died doing the job he had trained to do. He was a hard working police officer who was known amongst his colleagues for his sense of humour and professional attitude.” The Commissioner, Sir Paul Stephenson said: "This is especially poignant news given that Gary died on the 25th anniversary of Yvonne Fletcher's death. "It shows us all that the potential dangers officers face when doing their duty are never far away. “To lose such a young and promising officer is the most tragic of losses for his family - my most sincere condolences to them. This is also a loss that the wider Met family should not, and never will, forget." The exact circumstances of how Gary came to be injured is still being investigated.
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