Tottenham Broadwater Farm Shooting

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Tottenham broadwater farm shooting. Broadwater farm was the scene of vicious rioting in 1985 which led to the killing of pc keith blakelock. Mark duggan was born on 15 september 1981 and grew up in broadwater farm north londonhis parents were of mixed irish and african caribbean descent. However in october 1985 riots erupted on broadwater farm and tottenham following the tragic death of cynthia jarrett. They were targeted on the broadwater farm estate in tottenham at about 0045 bst the.

The man is now critically ill. A man and two teenagers have been injured in a triple shooting in north london. The events of the day were dominated by two deaths. It was one of the main triggers of the riot in a context where tension between.

His maternal aunt julie was married to manchester gangland boss desmond noonan. Between the ages of 12 and 17 he lived with his maternal aunt carole in manchester. Broadwater farm was the scene of a riot in october 1985 in which pc keith blakelock was killed earning to the title of britains most notorious housing estate related articles london bloodbath. The broadwater farm riot occurred on the broadwater council estate in tottenham north london on 6 october 1985.

Broadwater farm built in 1967 broadwater farm estate contained more than 1000 flats housing more than 3000 people. Broadwater farm riots following the death of cynthia jarrett a black woman who died of a heart attack during a police search of her home on october 4 1985 riots broke out on the broadwater farm. Mark duggan whose fatal shooting by police sparked the 2011 london riots grew up on the. Detectives have launched a manhunt following the shooting which took place in a car park on the broadwater farm estate in tottenham at about 1240am on thursday.

At the time of his death duggan and his long term. It deteriorated into a crime zone with police no go areas and poor investment.