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| Mark Duggan was trying to set up drug deal before shooting, court hears | |
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| Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police tiggered last summer's riots, was trying to set up a drug deal in the weeks before he was killed, a court has heard. | |
| The 29-year-old was shot dead by police on 4 August last year in Tottenham, north London. He was killed after getting out of a taxi which had been stopped by armed police. Officers have said Duggan raised a handgun he was hiding in his jacket. | The 29-year-old was shot dead by police on 4 August last year in Tottenham, north London. He was killed after getting out of a taxi which had been stopped by armed police. Officers have said Duggan raised a handgun he was hiding in his jacket. |
| A jury at London's Snaresbrook crown court heard Duggan was looking to shift cannabis and had sought the help of his friend, Kevin Hutchinson-Foster. | |
| Hutchinson-Foster is on trial accused of supplying Duggan with the gun he is alleged to have wielded before he was shot. | |
| Hutchinson-Foster, who has convictions for possession of cocaine and heroin with intent to supply, said he regularly used cannabis but offered to get involved with Duggan on a bigger deal. | |
| The defendant said that in July last year he had a conversation with Duggan and a friend called "Mo" about the deal. | The defendant said that in July last year he had a conversation with Duggan and a friend called "Mo" about the deal. |
| Asked by his barrister, Stuart Denney, what the thrust of the conversation was, Hutchinson-Foster said: "They knew somebody who was cultivating cannabis and wanted to know if I knew anybody who was interested in buying it. I said if they got me a sample I would give it to my dealer to see if he was interested." | |
| Hutchinson-Foster, 30, of no fixed address, is charged with "selling or transferring a prohibited firearm" to Duggan between 28 July and 5 August last year. He denies passing the modified BBM Bruni Model 92 handgun to Duggan, contrary to the Firearms Act 1968. | Hutchinson-Foster, 30, of no fixed address, is charged with "selling or transferring a prohibited firearm" to Duggan between 28 July and 5 August last year. He denies passing the modified BBM Bruni Model 92 handgun to Duggan, contrary to the Firearms Act 1968. |
| The case continues. | The case continues. |