Inquest into Mark Duggan shooting rules ‘killing was lawful’

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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An inquest jury regarding Mark Duggan’s shooting when he was unarmed has been ruled as lawful killing by a police marksman.

The 29-year-old was shot dead by armed police in the borough of Tottenham during August 2011. And the death sparking riots in Tottenham and across London.

It is believed that Mr. Duggan had been a founder and leading figure of the area’s feared ‘Tottenham Man Dem’ gang and had previously been accused of shooting a nightclub DJ.

Officers had been following him believing he planned to pick up a gun from another man. The taxi which Duggan was travelling in was stopped near Tottenham Hale tube station.

Jurors decided he did have a gun but it was not in his hand when he was shot.

The jury panel of seven women and three men said police had not done enough to gather and react to intelligence about Duggan possibly collecting a gun and concluded that Mr. Duggan, who was shot dead as he travelled towards his home in north east London in a taxi, was carrying a gun at the time but had thrown it out of the window when he was challenged by armed officers.

Tensions have been heightened after the ruling as Mr. Duggan’s family and friends are furious over the decision and still maintained that the murder was execution.

The Metropolitan Police commissioner, Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has welcomed the conclusion and said: “I recognise that some in the community are still angry at Mr. Duggan’s death. In particular, I know that we have much work to do with black Londoners to build trust and confidence in the Metropolitan Police.”

Prime Minister David Cameron has appealed the public for a calm response to the verdict and said he hoped people would respect the “proper judicial process” and appreciated the comments of Mr. Duggan’s aunt Carole, who said the family wanted to “pursue their case through the courts rather than on the streets”.

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