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Protest and vigil mark fifth anniversary of Mark Duggan death | Protest and vigil mark fifth anniversary of Mark Duggan death |
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Demonstrators have marched through London five years on from the fatal shooting by police of Mark Duggan that led to riots across the country. | |
Members of the Justice for Mark Duggan campaign walked from Broadwater Farm estate to Tottenham police station, where a vigil was held. | |
Mr Duggan, 29, was shot and killed by police who were trying to arrest him in north London on 4 August 2011. | Mr Duggan, 29, was shot and killed by police who were trying to arrest him in north London on 4 August 2011. |
The Met said at the time they suspected he was in possession of a firearm. | The Met said at the time they suspected he was in possession of a firearm. |
Around 100 demonstrators marched along the same route as the protest march to Tottenham police station on 6 August 2011 carrying Black Lives Matter placards and banners shouting "no justice, no peace". | |
An inquest jury decided in January 2014 that Mr Duggan had been lawfully killed. | An inquest jury decided in January 2014 that Mr Duggan had been lawfully killed. |
The demonstrators arrived at Tottenham police station, where they started a vigil with a minute's silence. | |
The 2011 protest turned into a stand off with police before descending into violence. | The 2011 protest turned into a stand off with police before descending into violence. |
Five nights of riots followed, spilling over into other parts of the capital with copy cat riots flaring up in cities across the country, such as Birmingham, Manchester and Bristol. | |
The demonstrators said the march would also be remembering other black people who have died in controversial circumstances including Cynthia Jarrett, Joy Gardner, Roger Sylvester and Jermaine Baker. | |
On Friday, Black Lives Matter protesters blocked roads in Nottingham, Birmingham and the M4 at Heathrow, in a day of anti-racist activism. |