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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Barney Davis

Family of man shot dead by police consider legal challenge after jury finds he was ‘lawfully killed’

Inquest

The family of a man suffering from paranoid schizophrenia who was shot dead by police after being caught with two knives in central London are considering a legal challenge after an inquest jury found he was “lawfully killed” by a firearms officer.

Hassan Yahya, 30, was shot by City of London police officer (CoLP), named BX222, close to Whitehall before being placed in handcuffs on 8 March 2020.

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