A smoke grenade was accidentally used during a police operation in which an asylum seeker was shot after putting six people in a hotel, heard an investigation.
Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh, 28, attacked his victims, including policeman David Whyte, on 26 June 2020 in the Park Inn of Glasgow City Center.
He stabbed colleague guests and PC Whyte, the first officer on the spot, was stabbed several times while trying to overpower Bosh.
The Sudanese man was one of the hundreds of refugees who moved from flats to hotels at the start of the COVID-19 Pandemie.
Officers had tried not to use decisive weapons to disarm Mr. Bosh during the incident before he was shot and killed.
A provisional hearing prior to a fatal accident investigation (FAI) in the death of Bosh in Glasgow Sheriff Court yesterday heard how a smoke grenade during the police was wrongly used to deal with Bosh.
The court heard that the error may have hindered the communication between the firearm officers and is a “potential factor that is relevant to death.”
Shelagh McCall KC, who represents the Scottish police federation, said: “This activated the fire alarm in the hotel.
Badreddin Abdalla Adam Bosh went on a Mes disaster in Glasgow in 2020
PC David Whyte was one of the people stabbed by Bosh during the incident
'In turn, that may have influenced communication between those who are on site – which means that officers, staff and residents as well as communication to and from the control rooms listen about radios.
'A smoke grenade was inappropriate for the situation and operation.
“The intention was to use a Stun Grenade.
'The wrong device was selected by the officer from the gun safely.
'It does not believe that as far as I know that the explosion has contributed or caused death, but may be a factor that is relevant to death.
“The problem is how the error happened and its impact on communication and its consequences.”
Lawyer Depute Alan Cameron KC told Sheriff director Aisha Anwar that there are currently 83 witnesses.
The State Secretary was represented by Andrew Webster who stated: “It is here to listen and learn and to help the crown for the purposes of the research.”
A fatal accident investigation heard that armed police accidentally used a smoke grenade while he was dealing with Bosh
Ross Crawford, who appeared in front of the Chief Commissioner of Police Scotland, that 700 documents must be subject to editors.
Other bodies, including the Scottish Ambulance Service, Glasgow City Council and the Mears Group, were represented during the hearing.
Bosh's family lawyer Aamer Anwar, who spoke outside the court, said: “At the time, questions were asked about whether there was sufficient medical and psychiatric support for people in the hotel.”
Sheriff director Aisha Anwar said to the court: 'I start with condolences to the family and friends of Mr. Bosh.
'I appreciate that in this study there will be chapters that are difficult to hear.
'The revival of events of 26 June 2020 will undoubtedly be traumatic for those who are injured Mr. Bosh.
'It will be difficult for those involved in checking the event.
“This application will do everything to ensure that difficult chapters are treated sensitively.”
A continuous provisional hearing has been resolved for June.
It is understood that Bosh had arrived in the UK in 2019 and initially stayed in Belfast before he was moved to Glasgow while his asylum entitlement was processed.
He had been to the Park Inn in West George Street for about three months before he carried out the attack.
At the time, witnesses described a 'massacre' in the hotel, which started in the reception, where a staff member fell on the floor 'snapping for air' after he was stabbed.
