Police officer who died of gunshot wound to chest in Camden Town named
A post-mortem examination found Mr Smelt died of a gunshot wound to the chest. - Credit: Archant
A police officer who died last week after being found with a gunshot wound at a home in Camden Town has been named.
Colin George Smelt, 43, a PC in the Met Police’s Specialist Protection Command, was found with a gunshot injury at a ground floor flat in King’s Terrace last Tuesday.
Officers forced entry to the property just after 4pm after concerns were raised about Mr Smelt but he was pronounced dead at 4.45pm.
A post-mortem examination on Friday found Mr Smelt died of a gunshot wound to the chest.
An inquest into the death was opened at St Pancras Coroner’s Court today and adjourned until a date to be fixed pending further enquiries.
The death is not being treated as suspicious at this stage and next of kin have been informed.
As part of their investigation, officers from the Directorate of Professional Standards (DPS) are looking into whether a police firearm was involved.
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The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed.
