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| Mark Duggan inquest: Officer 'saw gun silhouette' | Mark Duggan inquest: Officer 'saw gun silhouette' |
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| A police firearms officer said he saw the "silhouette" of a self-loading pistol in Mark Duggan's hand, an inquest has heard. | A police firearms officer said he saw the "silhouette" of a self-loading pistol in Mark Duggan's hand, an inquest has heard. |
| The officer, known only as W70, said he saw Mr Duggan reach toward his waist before revealing "the shape" of a handgun moments before he was shot. | The officer, known only as W70, said he saw Mr Duggan reach toward his waist before revealing "the shape" of a handgun moments before he was shot. |
| The inquest heard the officer did not include this claim in his initial account of the incident. | The inquest heard the officer did not include this claim in his initial account of the incident. |
| Mr Duggan, 29, was shot dead by police in Tottenham, north London, in 2011. | Mr Duggan, 29, was shot dead by police in Tottenham, north London, in 2011. |
| The officer was asked by Ashley Underwood QC what had happened to the gun after Mr Duggan was shot, and replied: "I honestly don't know, sir." | |
| The jury has been told that a gun was later found 10-20ft (3-6m) from where Mr Duggan fell to the ground. | The jury has been told that a gun was later found 10-20ft (3-6m) from where Mr Duggan fell to the ground. |
| 'Leave it out' | 'Leave it out' |
| The court heard that W70 did not mention that Mr Duggan was holding a gun in an initial written account he made within a few hours of the shooting. | The court heard that W70 did not mention that Mr Duggan was holding a gun in an initial written account he made within a few hours of the shooting. |
| Barrister Leslie Thomas, for the Duggan family, showed the jury police guidelines which said the initial account of such an incident should have included why the officer thought the discharge of firearms was necessary. | |
| Mr Thomas asked W70 why he had mentioned his police colleague had been hurt and that shots had been fired, but not the claim that Mr Duggan was holding a gun. | Mr Thomas asked W70 why he had mentioned his police colleague had been hurt and that shots had been fired, but not the claim that Mr Duggan was holding a gun. |
| W70 said he had told his legal adviser on the night of the shooting that Mr Duggan was holding a gun but the lawyer told him to leave it out of his initial account. | |
| Mr Duggan was shot dead in Ferry Lane, Tottenham, on 4 August 2011. | Mr Duggan was shot dead in Ferry Lane, Tottenham, on 4 August 2011. |
| He had been travelling in a minicab when he was stopped by an armed unit in a planned operation. | He had been travelling in a minicab when he was stopped by an armed unit in a planned operation. |
| His death sparked riots in a number of English cities. | |
| The inquest continues. | The inquest continues. |