U.K. - Police Cars Attacked After Tottenham Shooting

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Police Cars Attacked After Tottenham Shooting

Sky News


Two police cars have been set on fire in north London following a protest over the fatal shooting of a young father by police.

A crowd of around 300 has gathered in the area of the disturbance in Tottenham, north London, Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White said.

Earlier, around 120 people marched from the local Broadwater Farm area to Tottenham police station demanding "justice" for the shot man named locally as Mark Duggan.

The 29-year-old father-of-four died at the scene on Thursday.

Shortly after dark this evening, two police cars parked around 200 yards from the police station were set upon.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "Missiles were thrown at them. One was set alight and one was pushed into the middle of the High Road."

Officers have been dispatched to disperse the crowd along with officers from the Territorial Support Group, he added.

He could not confirm that those responsible for the trouble were connected to the protest.

Local resident David Akinsanya, 46, said several shop windows have been smashed and a second police car was also torched.

"It's really bad," he said. "There are two police cars on fire. I'm feeling unsafe. It looks like it's going to get very tasty. I saw a guy getting attacked."

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So the cops shot him why?

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A police officer blasted in the chest in a gunfight escaped with his life when the bullet struck his police radio.

He was following a known offender from London’s notorious Broadwater Farm Estate during a covert operation when the suspect opened fire.

Mark Duggan, 29, shot the officer from Scotland Yard’s elite firearms squad CO19 in the side of his chest with a handgun.

But the bullet lodged in the police radio the undercover officer was carrying in a side pocket.

Armed officers shot the gunman dead seconds later.

Residents said at least three shots were fired when officers swooped during the evening rush hour at about 6.15pm.

The Evening Standard quoted the dead man's girlfriend Simone Wilson, 29, as saying she was 'shocked' to learn her boyfriend of 13 years was carrying a gun.

A witness said the shooting took place near a bus stop and medics tried to save the man’s life as he lay in the street.

One witness said the victim was an ‘elder’ from the Broadwater Farm Estate, a short distance away.

The phrase is used to describe people who are well known and respected by residents. Broadwater Farm was the scene of violent riots that led to the death of Pc Keith Blakelock in 1985.

One source said: ‘We can only hope that the backlash from the community is not severe – it is effectively a death in custody.’

Miss Wilson said Mr Duggan, also known as Starrish Mark, had become increasingly paranoid after a cousin was stabbed to death in a nightclub in March.

A police spokesman said: ‘The Directorate of Professional Standards and Independent Police Complaints Commission have been informed.’

An IPCC spokesman said that at around 6.15pm yesterday officers from Trident, accompanied by officers from the Specialist Firearms Command (CO19), stopped a minicab to carry out an arrest.

'Shots were fired and a 29-year-old man, who was a passenger in the cab, died at the scene,' he said.

The attempted arrest was part of a pre-planned operation under Trident.

It is believed that two shots were fired by a firearms officer, equipped with a Heckler & Koch MP5 carbine. A non-police issue handgun was recovered at the scene.

An officer's radio which appears to have a bullet lodged in it has also been recovered.

'Both the radio and the handgun are being sent for expedited forensic tests,' the spokesman added.

He would not state the extent of the officer's injuries, but revealed he had since been discharged from hospital.

The shooting took place on the Ferry Lane bridge, next to Tottenham Hale Tube station.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2022670/Gangster-Mark-Duggan-shot-police-London-cab-shootout.html#ixzz1UJbyXi3B



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There's more to the article that I don't feel like copying and pasting, but if you go to the link it's there. It looks like the guy shot a police officer for some reason or another.