Inquiries Independent Police Complaints Commission. The death of Mark Duggan occurred on 4 August 2011 during a police operation in Tottenham. , London, England. Duggan, a 29-year-old man, was shot and killed by armed police officers during an attempted arrest. His shooting led indirectly to riots in Tottenham, which were followed on successive days by the 2011 England riots. .[ edit. ] Interception and shooting. The Metropolitan Police. stopped a minicab. which was carrying Duggan as a passenger at about 18:15 BST on 4 August 2011 to carry out an arrest as part of a pre-planned operation, and shots were fired. Duggan was killed by a single gunshot to the chest. He was pronounced dead at 18:41 BST. [1]. The Independent Police Complaints Commission. (IPCC) initially said that it appeared a police officer had been shot, and police had returned fire. [2]. [3]. It was reported that a bullet was found embedded in a radio worn by a policeman, and the implication was drawn that Duggan had fired on the police. [4]. Friends and relatives of Duggan claimed that he was unarmed. [5]. A loaded Bruni BBM blank. -firing self-loading ( semi-automatic. ) pistol, illegally converted to fire live ammunition, was reported to have been recovered from the scene. [6]. It was reported on 10 August that later tests had determined that the weapon recovered from the scene had not been fired. [7]. The Guardian. reported that initial ballistics. tests on the bullet recovered from the police radio indicate it was a " jacketed round. ", a police issue bullet, consistent with having been fired from a Heckler & Koch MP5. semi-automatic carbine, as used by the police. [8]. It may have been due to a ricochet. or overpenetration. . [4]. [9]. Police who shot Duggan were part of the Specialist Firearms Command. (CO19), accompanying officers from Operation Trident. , a London Metropolitan police unit which deals with gun crime in black communities. . [10]. [ edit. ] Aftermath. Main article: 2011 England riots. At about 17:30 BST on 6 August 2011, Duggan's relatives and local residents marched from Broadwater Farm. to Tottenham Police Station. The demonstrators wanted information from police about the circumstances of Duggan's death. Eventually, a chief inspector spoke with the crowd but they demanded a higher-ranking officer. About 20:20 BST, some members of the waiting crowd attacked two nearby police cars, setting them on fire. Rioting, arson and looting subsequently spread to other parts of London, and to other cities in England. [11]. [12]. Inquiries into Duggan's death by the IPCC and the coroner. could take four to six months. Coroner Andrew Walker. scheduled a hearing for 12 December 2011. Vanessa the Google Girl My Skype name is rainbowstar123