Tottenham Riots Mark Duggan

The shooting of mark duggan by police in tottenham was the spark that began violence which eventually spread to almost.

Tottenham riots mark duggan. The fatal shooting of mark duggan by police led to some of the worst riots in englands recent history. Riot police during the first night of the riots in tottenham. Mark duggan whose death sparked riots in tottenham in 2011 was lawfully killed by police an inquest jury says by a majority of 8 to 2. Media caption the bbcs andy moore reports from behind police lines after a bbc satellite truck came under attack.

Mark duggan a 29 year old british man was shot and killed by police in tottenham north london on 4 august 2011the metropolitan police stated that officers were attempting to arrest duggan on suspicion of planning an attack and that he was in possession of a handgun. His death was followed by the biggest riots in recent times. From the death of cynthia jarrett in 1985 on the broadwater farm estate in tottenham which sparked the 1985 riots to the deaths of joy gardner roger sylvester and the fatal shootings of mark duggan and jermaine baker. The event marks the ninth anniversary of the fatal shooting by police in tottenham of mark duggan.

Profile of tottenham police shooting victim this article is more than 9 years old conflicting portraits of man whose death sparked tottenham riot and london wide looting. Riots in tottenham after mark duggan shooting protest. The family of mark duggan has condemned the riot that broke out in tottenham last night as eyewitness reports emerge that trouble erupted after a 16 year old girl threw a rock at police. An inquest into his death in 2011 cleared armed officers of any wrongdoing sparking outrage.

The circumstances of duggans death resulted in public protests in tottenham. The history of police black community relations in tottenham and throughout haringey is murky.