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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Liam James

Man shot dead by police was killed lawfully, inquest finds

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Police acted lawfully in shooting dead Yassar Yaqub on a motorway slip road in West Yorkshire in January 2017, an inquest found.

The jury at Leeds Crown Court said the officer who fired the fatal shots, identified only as V39, “honestly believed” his life was in danger and used “reasonable force”.

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