Mark Duggan: jury says killing by police was 'lawful'

Killing of 29 year-old whose death sparked London riots was lawful even though he wasn't holding gun when shot

Mark Duggan

MARK DUGGAN, the man whose death sparked the London riots, was lawfully killed by police even though he was not holding a gun when he was shot, a jury has concluded.

The verdict sparked angry scenes at London's Royal Courts of Justice this afternoon as members of Duggan's family shouted abuse at jurors. One man left the court saying: "A black life ain't worth nothing," the BBC reports.

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