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| Azelle Rodney murder case: Ex-police marksman named | Azelle Rodney murder case: Ex-police marksman named |
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| The former police marksman charged with the murder of robbery suspect Azelle Rodney has been named as Anthony Long after reporting restrictions were lifted at the Old Bailey. | The former police marksman charged with the murder of robbery suspect Azelle Rodney has been named as Anthony Long after reporting restrictions were lifted at the Old Bailey. |
| Mr Rodney, 24, was travelling in a car that was stopped by police in Edgware, north London, when he was shot six times in April 2005. | Mr Rodney, 24, was travelling in a car that was stopped by police in Edgware, north London, when he was shot six times in April 2005. |
| Police said they were looking for a group of men they believed were on their way to an armed robbery. | |
| Mr Long will stand trial next June. | Mr Long will stand trial next June. |
| He was a specialist firearms officer with the Metropolitan Police (Met) and had previously been referred to as E7. | He was a specialist firearms officer with the Metropolitan Police (Met) and had previously been referred to as E7. |
| He did not attend the hearing, before Mr Justice Sweeney. | He did not attend the hearing, before Mr Justice Sweeney. |
| The Crown Prosecution Service announced it planned to charge the officer in July, after reviewing new evidence following the outcome of a public inquiry into Mr Rodney's death. |