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Mark Duggan Death Vigil In Front of a Police Station in Tottenham, London today

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Hundred Gathered for Vigil in London (Source: Photography Christabell Leonard Peters)
A protester holding a placard in solidarity Duggan
(Source: Photographer: Christabell Leonard Peters)
USPA NEWS - More than 600 supporters of Mark Duggan family gathered in Tottenham, London to attend a vigil at the door steps of a police station.Crowd shouts "No Justice No Peace" They use the occasion as a protest against death in police custody as a whole. There lots of media institutions presence and police
Family of Mark Duggan with Dove as a sign of Peace
Source: Photographer: Christabell Leonard Peters
The jury conclusion of Mark Duggan that he was lawfully killed when armed policemen shot him dead on the 4th of August 2011 caused a huge riot in many cities in the United Kingdom. "Mark is not a the first person to die in the hands of police officer, there are thousands more" said Carol Duggan, Mark's Aunt. Mark Duggan's mother Pamela thanked all the family supporters who attended peacefully at the front of the police station in Tottenham, London.
A Family Member speaks at the Vigil
Source: Photographer: Christabell Leonard Peters
"I want justice for my son" shouted Pamela, Duggan"s Mother. "Mark was a young boy. He was not a gangster. Gangsters have everything, Mark had nothing. Mark had his children and his life." The Vigil opened with a minute of silence led by his family and his children at the front of the Tottenham Police Station. There were speeches made from families of other black youths who died in the hands of police. The crowd shouted outside the police station "Who are the murderers? Police are the murderers." Police maintained low-key standing around keeping a closed watch at the crowd. The vigil ended with statement from the Reverend Nims Bunge who conducted the funeral of Mark Duggan. The family released doves in the freezing sunny skies to commemorate Mark's death as a sign of peace.
Mark Duggan peaceful protest in London
Source: Photography: Christabell Leonard Peters
The late Roger Sylvester Family at the Vigil
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Ken Haids Harringay Stop & Search Monitoring Group
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Mark Duggan Aunt Carol Duggan speaking to crowds
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The Duggan's family at the Tottenham Vigil
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Miss Marcia Rick sister of the late Sean Rick
Source: Photographer Christabell Leonard Peters
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