A report from the Independent Police Complaints Commission has said that the shooting dead of Mark Duggan was “appropriate” and without “wrongdoing”.

Mark Duggan was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferry Lane on August 4, 2011.

The circumstances of his death sparked angry public protests across Tottenham leading to nationwide rioting.

A jury at the inquest concluded that the incident had been a “lawful killing” despite finding that 29-year-old Mr Duggan, a father-of-four, had been unarmed when he was shot.

However the independent investigation conducted by the IPCC has declared that there was no misconduct or “wrongdoing” by any armed officer on that day in 2011 and that the operation resulting in his death was appropriate.

Assistant Metropolitan Police Commissioner Patricia Gallan said: "It may be almost four years since the death of Mark Duggan but I do not underestimate the impact his death still has on his family, the community and the officers involved.

"Last year the jury at the inquest found that our officers acted lawfully when they confronted an armed criminal who they believed posed a threat to them and to the public.

"And now the IPCC, having examined all of the evidence, have produced a report which says that the operation was appropriate in the circumstances and the IPCC found no wrongdoing or misconduct for any armed officer involved in the police operation.

"There is of course an opportunity for us to improve and the recommendations will now be carefully reviewed by both ourselves and the Association of Chief Police Officers.”

Mr Duggan had been under surveillance as part of Operation Trident which targeted gun crime and questions had been raised about whether or not the police could have seized the gun before the incident occurred.

Ms Gallan continued: "It should be noted that the IPCC have found that even if the investigation had been to a high standard it was highly unlikely that the gun could or would have been removed from public circulation prior to 4 August 2011."

The IPCC investigation had been delayed by a year and Ms Gallan encouraged people to read the report in full.