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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Matthew Weaver

Case dropped against Met police officer who shot unarmed man

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Jermaine Baker, a father of two from north London, was shot near Wood Green crown court. Photograph: Family handout/PA

The family of a man shot dead by a police officer during a foiled prison break have accused Scotland Yard of evading accountability after a case against the marksman was thrown out.

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green crown court in 2015.

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