Donegal Gardaí remember late colleague on his anniversary

GARDAÍ in Donegal have paid tribute to their late colleague Sergeant Paul Reid on the 28th anniversary of his death.

Sergeant Paul Reid was killed 28 years ago in Sarajevo.

In a poignant post on Facebook, Garda Síochána Donegal said, “Today marks the 28th of the passing of Sergeant Paul Reid R.I.P.

“On May 18, 1995, Sergeant Paul Reid and his colleague Garda Phillip Carr were returning to base from their peace monitoring duties at Sarajevo Airport.

“As they travelled through Snipers Alley in the city, their official vehicle was struck by a snipers bullet which caused it to go out of control and crash, injuring Garda Phillip Carr and fatally injuring Sergeant Paul Reid.”

Sergeant Reid was allocated to Letterkenny in January, 1978.

He was appointed to the Detective Branch in February, 1982 and promoted to Sergeant in June, 1990.

Sergeant Reid also served at Carrigans, Milford, Buncrana, Burnfoot and Monaghan.

While on secondment duty with the United Nations peacekeeping force UNPROFPR in Sarajevo in 1995 he was appointed Administrator for that area.

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