THE funeral of a man whose shooting by police in Tottenham sparked four days of rioting across the UK is due to take place a week today.

Father-of-four Mark Duggan, 29, was shot dead by a police marksman as he got out of a taxi close to Tottenham Hale station, on August 4.

His funeral will be held at the New Testament Church of God, in Arcadian Garden, Wood Green, on Friday, September 9.

The funeral cortege will leave Mr Duggan's parents house at 10am, travelling through Broadwater Farm Estate to the church for a service at 11am.

He will be buried at Wood Green Cemetery, in Wolves Lane, before a reception at Broadwater Farm Community Centre later that day.

Following his death, a prayer vigil was held outside Tottenham Police Station, on Saturday, August 6, but things turned ugly later in the evening as rioting and looting broke out along the High Road.

Three more nights of unrest, disorder and violence followed in towns and cities across England, as well as in several boroughs in London including neighbouring Enfield.

The family of Mr Duggan denounced the violence that ensued, saying they were “extremely distressed” at what happened.

An investigation into the shooting of Mr Duggan by the Independent Police Complaints Commission is still ongoing, although it has been confirmed Mr Duggan did not shoot at officers prior to his death.