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Mark Duggan 'had a phone in his hand' when shot | Mark Duggan 'had a phone in his hand' when shot |
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Mark Duggan was "definitely" holding a phone and not a gun when he was shot by police in Tottenham, north London, an inquest into his death has heard. | Mark Duggan was "definitely" holding a phone and not a gun when he was shot by police in Tottenham, north London, an inquest into his death has heard. |
A man, identified as Witness B, said he saw him from a flat on the 9th floor of a building near the scene in Ferry Lane in August 2011. | |
Witness B told the inquest he looked out of an open window after hearing the screech of tyres and shouting. | Witness B told the inquest he looked out of an open window after hearing the screech of tyres and shouting. |
He filmed the aftermath of the shooting and supplied the footage to the BBC. | He filmed the aftermath of the shooting and supplied the footage to the BBC. |
Previously, the jury heard a gun was found about 20ft (6m) from where 29-year-old Mr Duggan, who police thought was armed, was shot. | |
Witness B said when he looked out of the window of the flat after hearing people shouting "put it down" or "get down", he saw a man next to a people carrier. | |
'Played on my mind' | |
He said "When I saw him he was on the sidewalk and he tried to run off towards Tottenham Hale but there was a police officer there so he turned around towards Blackhorse Road." | He said "When I saw him he was on the sidewalk and he tried to run off towards Tottenham Hale but there was a police officer there so he turned around towards Blackhorse Road." |
Ashley Underwood QC counsel to the inquest, asked Witness B: "Could you see his hands?" | |
He replied: "Yes. It looked like a phone clutched in his hands. And he had his hands up above his shoulders near his face. This was when he was running towards Blackhorse Road. | |
"There was a police officer standing in front of him… That was definitely a phone clutched in his hand." | "There was a police officer standing in front of him… That was definitely a phone clutched in his hand." |
He said Mr Duggan was then shot twice by a police officer who was about five to seven steps from him. | He said Mr Duggan was then shot twice by a police officer who was about five to seven steps from him. |
When Mr Underwood asked how he knew Mr Duggan had been shot, the witness replied: "I heard the shots. The way he fell as well. He just collapsed." | |
Witness B said he then went to get his phone and started filming the scene, which the jury was shown in court. | Witness B said he then went to get his phone and started filming the scene, which the jury was shown in court. |
"I took the video, I gave it to the BBC so they could put it out there. I had to move out of London because of it. I wanted to be left alone." | |
When asked what worried him, Witness B said: "It's not every day you see someone get shot in London and dying. | |
"It played on my mind a bit." |