Mark Duggan, a 29-year-old out of London was tragically shot and killed yesterday. Police attempted to arrest Mark but sadly, it turned fatal. After the incident, Tottenham, a north London neighborhood went up in arms over the tragedy. The Washington Post reports,
LONDON — A gritty north London neighborhood erupted in violence overnight with rioters setting buildings and cars ablaze, looting shops and clashing with police after the shooting of a local man by the Metropolitan Police.
Police warned Sunday morning that there were still “isolated pockets of criminality in the Tottenham area” and officers were being deployed on the streets in the neighborhood after London’s worst riots in years left 26 officers and three residents injured. Authorities took 42 people into custody.
“These are very distressing scenes for Londoners in general and the local community in particular,” said Commander Stephen Watson. “Our intention at this time is to bring things to as swift a conclusion as we can. Our absolute aim is to restore normality.”
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SOURCE: Washington Post
Check out some heartwrenching photos from the scene in Tottenham.
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Rioters use aerosol cans to set fire to shelves inside a store.
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Two police cars were set on fire during the riots.
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A police van burns in the streets.
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Rioters take to the streets of Tottenham.
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Two police cars, a double decker bus and buildings were set on fire during the riots.
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A burnt our police car lays in the street.
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Burnt out cars sit in the street.
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Rioters set buildings and cars on fire.
