Met Marksman Faces Misconduct Hearing for 2015 Shooting of Unarmed Man

Met Marksman Faces Misconduct Hearing for 2015 Shooting of Unarmed Man
Jermaine Baker was killed near Wood Green Crown Court in 2015. Family handout/PA
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A firearms officer fatally shot a 28-year-old during a foiled prison break, despite being able to see his empty hand and no sign of a weapon, a misconduct hearing has been told.

The officer, known only as W80, shot Jermaine Baker, from Tottenham, north London, as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in December 2015.