Photograph by Dan Perry
A jury has found that the killing of Mark Duggan by police in 2011 was “lawful” by a majority of 8 to 2, when he was shot shortly after tossing his gun from the minicab in which he was travelling.
Duggan, 29, was shot and killed by armed police officers in Tottenham, north London in August 2011, in an action which was the catalyst for the riots which spread across England.
Jurors at the Royal Courts of Justice in London concluded that Duggan was not in possession of a gun when he was shot by officers, but found it was likely that Duggan had thrown a gun from a taxi just prior to being shot, with a gun was found 6m from the scene.
The jury said that the police had not done enough to gather intelligence about Duggan collecting a gun from Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, who has since been found guilty of supplying the firearm, and acting on that intelligence.
Duggan’s mother, Pamela, left the court in tears, and his brother was seen screaming and shouting. Another man was heard shouting:
“A black life ain’t worth nothing”