Greater Manchester Police Inspector who led police officers into Manchester Arena blast zone after terror attack honoured by the King
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA 'determined, enthusiastic and tenacious' Greater Manchester Police officer has been honoured by the King. Inspector Kam Hare led a team of specialist police officers into the blast zone at Manchester Arena in the immediate aftermath of the 2017 terrorist bombing.
He was praised by the chairman of the subsequent Manchester Arena public inquiry for doing 'everything that you possibly could to help the injured people you found in there' - and was described as a 'credit' to his office. READ MORE: Parkruns, bad plumbing and overcrowding: A year in the life of a Greater Manchester prison READ MORE: 'My window blew up into my face' - The Stalybridge estate left devastated by the Storm Gerrit tornado Then a sergeant, the inquiry heard Insp Hare 'self-deployed' to the Arena despite his shift coming to an end and ran into Manchester Victoria railway station just 18 minutes after the explosion, which killed 22 people.
He then led a team of 12 Tactical Aid Unit officers into the City Room foyer area - where mass murderer Salman Abedi detonated a bomb - despite being told moments earlier there may be a secondary device.
Based within GMP's City of Manchester district, Insp Hare has been awarded a King's Police Medal (KPM) for services to policing, in the King's New Year Honours list of 2024.
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