On the afternoon of Saturday 6 August 2011, around 300 people walked from north London's Broadwater Farm estate to Tottenham police station.
The group were, in their words, seeking justice and answers over the death of a local black man called Mark Duggan, who had been shot dead by police two days earlier. The circumstances of Duggan's death were initially unclear and controversial, stirring up longstanding mistrust between the local black community and police. While it was believed that Duggan was armed, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) later admitted that they had mistakenly suggested to journalists that Duggan had fired at officers.
