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| Mark Duggan 'was surrendering' when shot | |
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| Mark Duggan appeared to be surrendering 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. | 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. |
| He said Duggan was "definitely" holding a phone when he was shot. | |
| 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, but said he did not want to give evidence or meet with the police or the police watchdog. | |
| Witness B told Leslie Thomas QC, who also represents the Duggan family, that the 29-year-old appeared "trapped" and "baffled" and had his hands raised as if to surrender. | |
| "Are you saying Mark Duggan was shot when he looked as if he was surrendering?", the barrister asked. Witness B said: "Yes". | |
| "Any doubt about that?" Mr Thomas asked. "None whatsoever," the witness replied. | |
| 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. | 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. | 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' | '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?" | 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. | 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." | 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." |
| 'Trapped and baffled' | |
| 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." | "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. | 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." | "It played on my mind a bit." |