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Azelle Rodney death: Report due on fatal police shooting Azelle Rodney death: Police had no justification for shooting
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The final report into the death of a man shot by police in north London will be released later. Police had no lawful justification when they shot dead a 24-year-old man in north London eight years ago, an inquiry has found.
Azelle Rodney, 24, was shot six times in Edgware after the car he was in was stopped by unmarked police in 2005. Azelle Rodney was shot six times in Edgware after the car he was in was stopped by police in 2005.
Officers said they feared the occupants were armed with a sub-machine gun and were on their way to rob a Colombian drugs gang. One officer, known as E7, claimed he believed Mr Rodney was reaching for a gun before he opened fire.
Former High Court judge Sir Christopher Holland will publish his findings following a three-month public inquiry. But the report said the officer "could not rationally have believed" that Mr Rodney had picked up a firearm.
Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "I have read the findings carefully and want to express my personal sympathy to Mr Rodney's family.
"The Met Police Service deeply regrets his death, and I recognise how distressing the inquiry must have been for them."
Former High Court judge Sir Christopher Holland released his findings following the public inquiry into the death.
Mr Rodney was killed when the VW Golf in which he was travelling was stopped by police after it had been under surveillance for several hours.Mr Rodney was killed when the VW Golf in which he was travelling was stopped by police after it had been under surveillance for several hours.
"Naked, violent aggression" E7 told the inquiry he opened fire after fearing the gang had a sub-machine gun in the car.
The marksman, known only as E7, told the inquiry he opened fire after fearing the gang had a sub-machine gun capable of firing more than 1,000 rounds per minute. Three guns were found in the Golf - a Colt .45 calibre pistol, a Baikal pistol and a smaller gun that was described as looking like a key fob.
Three guns were found in the Golf - a Colt .45 calibre pistol, a Baikal pistol and a smaller gun that looked like a key fob. Lawyers for Mr Rodney's mother Susan Alexander claimed he was the victim of "naked, violent aggression" and was unlawfully killed.
Lawyers for Mr Rodney's mother Susan Alexander claimed he was the victim of "naked, violent aggression" and he was unlawfully killed.
During the inquiry, Sir Christopher considered issues, including what information the police team had, how reliable it was, whether their approach minimised the risk to life, and if stopping the car was done with only the necessary force.
The inquiry. which started on 3 September, is being held into Mr Rodney's death instead of an inquest because of sensitive intelligence information that would have to be withheld from a coroner.
The other two people in the vehicle, Frank Graham and Wesley Lovell, were subsequently jailed for possession of firearms