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Mark Duggan did not shoot at police, says the IPCC

originally by: The Guardian
9th August 2011

Mark Duggan, whose shooting by police sparked London’s riots, did not fire a shot at police officers before they killed him, the Independent Police Complaints Commission said on Tuesday.

Releasing the initial findings of ballistics tests, the police watchdog said a CO19 firearms officer fired two bullets, and that a bullet that lodged in a police radio was “consistent with being fired from a police gun”.

One theory, not confirmed by the IPCC, is that the bullet became lodged in the radio from a ricochet or after passing through Duggan.

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US investigates death of homeless man in police custody

originally by M&G News
4th August 2011

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation was investigating the death of a homeless man who succumbed to severe injures after being arrested in California, a news report said.

Six policemen from Fullerton, 50 kilometres south-east of Los Angeles, have been put on administrative leave in connection with the incident, broadcaster CNN reported late Wednesday. The arrest of Kelly Thomas, 37, on July 5, was captured on film by bystanders and the surveillance camera of a nearby bus stop.

A witness said she saw officers administer five electric shocks to him with a tazer. In the footage, which does not show the full incident, Thomas is seen apparently distressed and shouting for his father.

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Police convicted of post-Katrina shootings

originally by: ABC News
published: 6th August 2011

A jury has convicted five New Orleans police officers of shooting dead two African-Americans during the chaos unleashed by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and trying to cover-up the killings. The police officers were found guilty on 25 counts and could now face life imprisonment after being convicted of the deaths of two unarmed African-American civilians in the days after Katrina devastated the southern town.

“This shows that law enforcement officers will be held accountable for their actions,” US attorney Jim Letten said after the guilty verdict was handed down.

“The culture that fostered this code of silence is being shattered every day.”

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