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Killing of black youth `lawful'

01 January 1991

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Killing of black youth `lawful'
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An inquest jury returned a verdict of lawful killing on the death
of Ian Gordon in Telford last August. Gordon was killed while
brandishing a harmless air pistol at police. Police witnesses had
told the inquest that he had shouted at them, `Get out of the sun
- you're dead,' after a warning not to shoot had been shouted.
Other witnesses claimed Gordon, who had received treatment for
mental illness, had told officers the gun was a toy and could not
fire.

Gordon's family renewed their call for a public inquiry into the
killing after the inquest, and did not rule out taking a civil
action against the police.
Guardian 18, 19, 26.2.92.

Statewatch Vol 2 No 2 March/April 1992

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