Raymond Anthony Codling

Died

14 September 1989

Age

Rank

Inspector

Force

Greater Manchester Police

Cause

Homicide - Shot

Duty Status

On Duty

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and fatally wounded by a man acting suspiciously amongst the lorries parked overnight at the Birch Motorway Services.

Roll of Honour Citation

Shot and fatally wounded by a man acting suspiciously amongst the lorries parked overnight at the Birch Motorway Services.

Circumstances

He was with a colleague and they visited the lorry park at the Birch motorway services on the M62 to check the security of the vehicles. They saw a man acting suspiciously amongst the vehicles. As they approached he produced a gun and shot at them. Inspector Codling fell to the ground, and was then shot a second time causing fatal injuries.

Fatally wounded after being shot twice as he approached a man he and his colleague had observed acting suspiciously amongst the lorries at the Birch Motorway Services on the M62, as they checked the security of the vehicles parked there overnight.