Man 'not armed when shot by police'

An investigation into the death of Mark Duggan who was shot dead by police, triggering a series of riots across Britain, has found no forensic evidence that he was carrying a gun, it was reported today.

The claim was made by the Guardian newspaper, but Scotland Yard said today it would be “premature” to draw any conclusions about the findings of the investigation by the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) into the incident in Tottenham. north London, on August 4.