The official report into the police shooting of a man whose death sparked the 2011 riots is facing a new challenge from human rights investigators who say a virtual model of the shooting shows its main conclusion is wrong. The shooting of Mark Duggan, 29, in Tottenham, north London, in August 2011, triggered the biggest riots in modern English history. An inquest jury found the shooting to be lawful, and the police watchdog found no suggestion of any wrongdoing by the officer who shot Duggan, known only as V53. There, V53 shot him twice, once in the arm, and in the chest, believing Duggan was holding a gun. Duggan was surrounded by officers, some of whom were just a few feet away, when he was shot.

Source: The Guardian December 05, 2019 06:00 UTC