Officers of Scotland Yard's elite firearms squad CO19 were following Duggan--a known offender--when he became aware of the tail and began shooting at the officers Daily Mail reports. The shootout ended with the death of Duggan. The officers were working as a part of Operation Trident which deals with gun crime in African and Caribbean communities the BCC reports.
Two days after Duggan's death, hundreds of residents of Broadwater Farm estate--Duggan's place of residence--gathered around the Tottenham police station in a peaceful protest demanding justice for the undue death of a respectable father of four. Violence followed soon thereafter.
From BBC News:
(Aug. 6, 2011 - 20:20 BST) The violence begins as bottles are thrown at two patrol cars close to the police station. One of the vehicles is set alight, while the other is pushed into the middle of the road before also being torched.
Unconfirmed reports say the incident was sparked off by a confrontation between a teenage protester and a police officer.
Riot officers from the Territorial Support Group and police on horseback are deployed to disperse the crowds but come under attack from bottles, fireworks and other missiles.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), which is currently looking into the death of Duggan has reported it believes two shots were fired by police and an illegal firearm was recovered in the scene.
Soon after the start of the riots, looting began in nearby Wood Green.
Those involved in the riots say this was an unfair treatment of the poor ethic minorities in significantly black population of Tottenham.
"How many black people have to die around here?" an onlooker, Pablo, told the Sydney Morning Herald. "I hate the police."
Police have not provided information of any fatalities involved with the riot, but some have speculated the scorched shops have contain dead bodies.
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