Fiosrú, Ireland’s police oversight body, opens an investigation into claims concerning the firearm holster of Detective Garda Colm Horkan, who is reported to have been murdered while on duty in 2020. Multiple outlets say the probe is linked to questions about whether the holster was suitable.

According to the reports, the renewed scrutiny follows concerns raised by the former detective’s family. RTE and others describe the investigation as focusing on the holster itself, while Irish Mirror frames the action as a probe into specific claims of a defective holster. The Belfast Telegraph also reports that Fiosrú is asked to look into the holster used by the murdered detective.

Although the outlets broadly agree on the subject and the oversight body involved, their emphasis differs slightly—some lead with the probe announcement, while others foreground the family’s renewed calls and the connection to firearm-holster suitability.