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| Mark Duggan inquest: Killed man was trailed by police | Mark Duggan inquest: Killed man was trailed by police |
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| A man shot dead by police in London, sparking nationwide riots, had been under surveillance before his death, an inquest has heard. | A man shot dead by police in London, sparking nationwide riots, had been under surveillance before his death, an inquest has heard. |
| Mark Duggan was killed in Tottenham, north London, in August 2011 when armed police believed he had a gun. | |
| Jurors have been told to consider whether officers needed to shoot and whether a planned police operation minimised the need for lethal force. | Jurors have been told to consider whether officers needed to shoot and whether a planned police operation minimised the need for lethal force. |
| The inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice is expected to last two months. | The inquest at the Royal Courts of Justice is expected to last two months. |
| 'Firmed up' intelligence | |
| The inquest is expected to include evidence from 100 witnesses, with police officers doing so from behind a screen and under code names. | The inquest is expected to include evidence from 100 witnesses, with police officers doing so from behind a screen and under code names. |
| Ashley Underwood QC, counsel to the inquest, told the court Mr Duggan had been surveyed by Operation Trident, a police investigation into gangs and violent crime. | |
| He said police received intelligence the 29-year-old was "intent" on picking up a gun from someone they believed was Kevin Hutchinson-Foster which was "firmed up" in the days leading up to the shooting. | He said police received intelligence the 29-year-old was "intent" on picking up a gun from someone they believed was Kevin Hutchinson-Foster which was "firmed up" in the days leading up to the shooting. |
| Mr Underwood said the police trailed Mr Duggan after receiving information he was carrying a firearm and was on his way to Broadwater Farm in Tottenham. | Mr Underwood said the police trailed Mr Duggan after receiving information he was carrying a firearm and was on his way to Broadwater Farm in Tottenham. |
| They were ordered to intercept the minicab he was travelling in on Ferry Lane. | They were ordered to intercept the minicab he was travelling in on Ferry Lane. |
| On approaching the vehicle, an officer known as V53, fired twice believing Mr Duggan was reaching for the gun and presented a threat. | On approaching the vehicle, an officer known as V53, fired twice believing Mr Duggan was reaching for the gun and presented a threat. |
| The officer also believed the "gun kept coming out" after he fired the first shot and said he was acting in self-defence. | The officer also believed the "gun kept coming out" after he fired the first shot and said he was acting in self-defence. |
| 'Capable of lethal force' | |
| Mr Duggan was hit in the bicep and the chest, piercing his aorta, and died despite the police "strenuously and professionally" performing first aid, Mr Underwood said. | Mr Duggan was hit in the bicep and the chest, piercing his aorta, and died despite the police "strenuously and professionally" performing first aid, Mr Underwood said. |
| The inquest was told that a doctor is expected to say "no amount of radical surgery could have saved Mark Duggan" when he gives evidence. | The inquest was told that a doctor is expected to say "no amount of radical surgery could have saved Mark Duggan" when he gives evidence. |
| Tweeting from the court room, Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said: "There were gasps in the court room as a photo of Duggan's bloodstained puffa jacket with bullet holes was shown." | Tweeting from the court room, Home Affairs correspondent Danny Shaw said: "There were gasps in the court room as a photo of Duggan's bloodstained puffa jacket with bullet holes was shown." |
| Mr Underwood added that police were "surprised" not to find a gun on the wounded man. | Mr Underwood added that police were "surprised" not to find a gun on the wounded man. |
| A loaded pistol wrapped in a dark sock, "entirely capable of lethal force" was later found about 20ft (6m) from the vehicle, the court was told. | A loaded pistol wrapped in a dark sock, "entirely capable of lethal force" was later found about 20ft (6m) from the vehicle, the court was told. |
| Mr Underwood said a police firearms stop is designed to "shock and awe" targets into submission, but "regrettably" Mr Duggan" knew police were tailing him after he was sent a text message warning him. | Mr Underwood said a police firearms stop is designed to "shock and awe" targets into submission, but "regrettably" Mr Duggan" knew police were tailing him after he was sent a text message warning him. |
| Mr Underwood added that during the investigation one particle of gunshot residue was found in Duggan's back pocket but it was "not statistically significant" according to experts. | Mr Underwood added that during the investigation one particle of gunshot residue was found in Duggan's back pocket but it was "not statistically significant" according to experts. |