Gardaí in the Donegal division are today pausing to remember a fallen colleague, Sergeant Paul Reid.
Sgt Reid was killed in the line of duty 28 years ago today in Sarajevo.
The Letterkenny man was returning to base where he was on peace monitoring duties at Sarajevo Airport.
On the 18th May 1995, Sgt Reid and his colleague Garda Phillip Carr from Inishowen were travelling through an area known as Sniper’s Alley when they came under fire.
Their official vehicle was struck by a sniper’s bullet which caused it to go out of control and crash, injuring Garda Carr and fatally injuring Sergeant Reid.
Sgt Reid was just 39 when he was killed. He is survived by his wife Rosemary and children, Aoife, Connor and Eoin.
Colleagues in Donegal today posted a picture of the late Sgt Reid along with a memorial in his honour.
Sgt Reid was born on 5 Jan 1956 and he came from Dundrum, Dublin. He joined An Garda Síochána on 3 Aug 1977 and, apart from a spell in Co Monaghan, he spent most of his career in Co Donegal. He was promoted to the rank of Sgt in Jun 1990 and he was Sgt-in-Charge at Burnfoot Garda Station, Co Donegal when he was seconded on UN duty. He had completed seventeen years’ service as a policeman when he was killed.