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| Mark Duggan death: Hundreds gather for Tottenham vigil | Mark Duggan death: Hundreds gather for Tottenham vigil |
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| Up to 500 people have attended a vigil for Mark Duggan outside Tottenham police station. | Up to 500 people have attended a vigil for Mark Duggan outside Tottenham police station. |
| On Wednesday, a jury concluded the 29-year-old was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011, sparking riots in many English cities. | On Wednesday, a jury concluded the 29-year-old was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by police in August 2011, sparking riots in many English cities. |
| The gathering was used to protest against deaths in police custody. His family had called for it to be a peaceful event to remember Mr Duggan. | The gathering was used to protest against deaths in police custody. His family had called for it to be a peaceful event to remember Mr Duggan. |
| A minute's silence ended with chants of "No justice, no peace". | A minute's silence ended with chants of "No justice, no peace". |
| Mark Duggan's aunt, Carole Duggan, who said before the event she wanted "no more violence", addressed the crowd from the steps of the police station. | Mark Duggan's aunt, Carole Duggan, who said before the event she wanted "no more violence", addressed the crowd from the steps of the police station. |
| She said: "We have to remember Mark is not the first person to die at the hands of the police. | She said: "We have to remember Mark is not the first person to die at the hands of the police. |
| "There's been thousands more." | "There's been thousands more." |
| Mr Duggan's mother Pamela also spoke, thanking everyone for attending peacefully outside the police station. | Mr Duggan's mother Pamela also spoke, thanking everyone for attending peacefully outside the police station. |
| She said: "We want justice for my son. | She said: "We want justice for my son. |
| "Mark was a young boy. He wasn't a gangster. Gangsters have everything. Mark didn't have nothing. | "Mark was a young boy. He wasn't a gangster. Gangsters have everything. Mark didn't have nothing. |
| "Mark had his children, his life." | "Mark had his children, his life." |
| The family of Sean Rigg, a black musician with schizophrenia who died at Brixton police station in 2008, also attended the gathering in north London. | The family of Sean Rigg, a black musician with schizophrenia who died at Brixton police station in 2008, also attended the gathering in north London. |
| Trade unionists were also there with banners in what the BBC's Nick Beake called "a broader anti-police protest". | Trade unionists were also there with banners in what the BBC's Nick Beake called "a broader anti-police protest". |
| Later, members of the Duggan family released white doves into the sky. | |
| Ahead of the vigil, the police station's shutters came down with a message on the front saying that the station was closed. | Ahead of the vigil, the police station's shutters came down with a message on the front saying that the station was closed. |
| The first two people to arrive, bringing chairs with them, were Islington pensioner Anne Johnson, 80, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and 73-year-old Martha Osamor. | The first two people to arrive, bringing chairs with them, were Islington pensioner Anne Johnson, 80, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and 73-year-old Martha Osamor. |
| Ms Osamor, who works at Haringey Law Centre, in Tottenham, said: "I knew Mark Duggan when he was a little boy. So little has changed over the years. | Ms Osamor, who works at Haringey Law Centre, in Tottenham, said: "I knew Mark Duggan when he was a little boy. So little has changed over the years. |
| "Here am I picketing outside Tottenham police station yet again." | "Here am I picketing outside Tottenham police station yet again." |
| Earlier, police said they had been aware of a "small number" of people intending to provoke disorder, despite the family's pleas for a peaceful vigil. | Earlier, police said they had been aware of a "small number" of people intending to provoke disorder, despite the family's pleas for a peaceful vigil. |
| The Metropolitan Police said it had a "policing operation" in place across London in case there had been any problems. | The Metropolitan Police said it had a "policing operation" in place across London in case there had been any problems. |
| Tottenham Hotspur's game against Crystal Palace at nearby White Hart Lane kicked off an hour after people started gathering for the vigil. | Tottenham Hotspur's game against Crystal Palace at nearby White Hart Lane kicked off an hour after people started gathering for the vigil. |
| Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe had already praised the family's "dignified" response to the inquest. | Met Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe had already praised the family's "dignified" response to the inquest. |
| Birmingham event | |
| Prime Minster David Cameron welcomed Ms Duggan's message of restraint, saying: "I very much respect Mark Duggan's aunt for saying 'pursue the case in the courts and not the street'." | Prime Minster David Cameron welcomed Ms Duggan's message of restraint, saying: "I very much respect Mark Duggan's aunt for saying 'pursue the case in the courts and not the street'." |
| In Birmingham, about 30 people also gathered as part of a similar event. | In Birmingham, about 30 people also gathered as part of a similar event. |
| Organiser Geoff Dexter said it had been arranged for those who could not travel to London, to allow them to show support for Mark Duggan's family. | Organiser Geoff Dexter said it had been arranged for those who could not travel to London, to allow them to show support for Mark Duggan's family. |
| People gathered outside Tottenham police station after Mark Duggan was shot in 2011, with anger growing and leading to the worst rioting in a generation. | People gathered outside Tottenham police station after Mark Duggan was shot in 2011, with anger growing and leading to the worst rioting in a generation. |
| The jury at his inquest concluded after three months that he was in possession of a gun - although not holding one - and therefore posed an imminent threat to police when he was killed. | The jury at his inquest concluded after three months that he was in possession of a gun - although not holding one - and therefore posed an imminent threat to police when he was killed. |
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