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| Mark Duggan died 'within 10 heartbeats' of being shot, inquest hears | Mark Duggan died 'within 10 heartbeats' of being shot, inquest hears |
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| Mark Duggan was killed by a gunshot from a police marksman that struck his aorta, and was "fatal within 10 heartbeats", an inquest jury has heard. | Mark Duggan was killed by a gunshot from a police marksman that struck his aorta, and was "fatal within 10 heartbeats", an inquest jury has heard. |
| The jury was told police had intelligence Duggan was a member of a gang called TMD, Tottenham Man Dem, which officers believed had links to guns and nightclubs. | The jury was told police had intelligence Duggan was a member of a gang called TMD, Tottenham Man Dem, which officers believed had links to guns and nightclubs. |
| The shooting of Duggan, 29, in north London on 4 August 2011 after armed police forced a cab he was travelling in to stop triggered the worst riots in modern English history. | The shooting of Duggan, 29, in north London on 4 August 2011 after armed police forced a cab he was travelling in to stop triggered the worst riots in modern English history. |
| On Tuesday Ashley Underwood QC, counsel to the inquest, outlined the facts and issues in the case to the inquest jury. | On Tuesday Ashley Underwood QC, counsel to the inquest, outlined the facts and issues in the case to the inquest jury. |
| The jury heard the officer who shot Duggan twice, known only as V53, would say he had seen a gun in Duggan's right hand, and believed the suspect was preparing to use it. They were told that V53 would testify that he had acted in self-defence, fearing his own life or the lives of his colleagues were in danger from Duggan. | The jury heard the officer who shot Duggan twice, known only as V53, would say he had seen a gun in Duggan's right hand, and believed the suspect was preparing to use it. They were told that V53 would testify that he had acted in self-defence, fearing his own life or the lives of his colleagues were in danger from Duggan. |
| Underwood said V53 and a second officer, W70, would say they had seen Duggan holding a gun but were surprised when they later did not find it by his body. | Underwood said V53 and a second officer, W70, would say they had seen Duggan holding a gun but were surprised when they later did not find it by his body. |
| The gun was found 10 to 20 feet away, over a fence, the jury heard. | The gun was found 10 to 20 feet away, over a fence, the jury heard. |
| Underwood said key questions the jury would have to decide included whether Duggan had had a gun when he exited the cab after police forced it to stop. | Underwood said key questions the jury would have to decide included whether Duggan had had a gun when he exited the cab after police forced it to stop. |
| He also said the jury would be asked whether Duggan could have been holding a mobile phone when he left the cab. Seconds before the cab was made to halt, Duggan had held a three-minute-long conversation with his brother Marlon. | He also said the jury would be asked whether Duggan could have been holding a mobile phone when he left the cab. Seconds before the cab was made to halt, Duggan had held a three-minute-long conversation with his brother Marlon. |
| Underwood said a key issue would be whether it had been "absolutely necessary" for V53 to open fire. | Underwood said a key issue would be whether it had been "absolutely necessary" for V53 to open fire. |
| In the days before the shooting, the Metropolitan police had received intelligence from the Serious Organised Crime Agency about the gang, of which Duggan is alleged to have been a member. | In the days before the shooting, the Metropolitan police had received intelligence from the Serious Organised Crime Agency about the gang, of which Duggan is alleged to have been a member. |
| That intelligence led to Duggan being put under surveillance, as officers were said to have feared he would try to get a gun from a man called Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, who was later convicted at a criminal trial of supplying Duggan with the gun. | That intelligence led to Duggan being put under surveillance, as officers were said to have feared he would try to get a gun from a man called Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, who was later convicted at a criminal trial of supplying Duggan with the gun. |
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