Scotland Yard has settled a legal claim for damages brought by the family of Mark Duggan, the gang member whose fatal shooting at the hands of police sparked the 2011 London riots.

The 29-year-old was killed by an armed Met officer after police receiving intelligence he was carrying a gun and the minicab he was travelling was stopped in Tottenham.

An inquest jury in 2014 found Mr Duggan had been lawfully killed - to the dismay of his family - and a police watchdog cleared officers of wrongdoing despite finding he was probably throwing a weapon to one side when he was shot.

Mr Duggan’s mother, Pamela Duggan, and some of his children launched legal action against the Met, seeking damages at the High Court and an admission of police liability for the death.

In a brief court hearing this morning, it was revealed the claim has now been settled following a meeting last month between Scotland Yard representatives and the family. However the Met has not admitted any wrongdoing over the controversial shooting.

The terms of the settlement, approved by Mr Justice Stewart to bring civil proceedings to an end, are being kept secret at the request of the Duggan family.

In statement to the court, the family said: “The settlement was made after both parties engaged in mediation and reached an agreed position without acceptance of liability on the part of the Metropolitan Police Service or its officers.

"Both sides have agreed to bring all proceedings concerning the death of Mr Duggan to a conclusion and move forward in the best interests of all those involved."

The Met today issued a statement confirming the position, adding that it would not be commenting on the terms of the settlement or what was discussed at the meeting.

The shooting of Mr Duggan happened on August 4, 2011, during a ‘hard stop’ of the minicab he was in as it drove through Tottenham Hale.

Protests about the death in the following days led to violence on the streets of Tottenham, and sparked a wave of riots and looting that spread across London and other UK cities including Birmingham, Bristol, and Manchester.

The inquest into his death heard Mr Duggan was a leading member of the Tottenham Man Dem gang, and was suspected of involvement in a nightclub shooting and gunfire in a car park in the months before his death.

On the day he died, police had received intelligence that he was likely to be transporting a firearm, and he was tracked receiving the gun from drug dealer Kevin Hutchinson-Foster shortly before officers moved in.

Acting Detective Superintendent Michael Foote told the inquest Mr Duggan’s gang “were considered the most violent people in London, outside London and stretching across Europe”, and were linked to gun crime, the supply of ammunition and class-A drugs.

Lawyers for the family suggested to the inquest that the gun, which was found 14ft away from his body, may have been planted by officers after the shooting. But the jury found Mr Duggan had discarded it as he stepped out of the car.

A three-and-a-half year Independent Police Complaints Commission cleared the officers of wrongdoing in 2015, and a Duggan family challenge to the inquest verdict failed in 2017.

