 At an inquest into his death being conducted in January 2017, it was formally stated that LCpl Brynin was fatally wounded by a fellow British Army soldier in a 'Blue on Blue' incident.However, the soldier that shot Brynin would not face criminal prosecutions over the incident.On 5 November, Warrant Officer Class 2 Ian Fisher, aged 42, from 3rd Battalion The Mercian Regiment, killed by vehicle-borne suicide attack while on patrol.