
The father of a self-styled 'Stud Badboy' and alleged drugs kingpin said today the police shot dead his son in a 'pre-planned assassination' planned because they 'didn't like him'.

Yassar Yaqub's heartbroken mother Sofia could not stop crying as her husband Mohammed insisted his son was 'no risk' to the public despite a gun being found in his car when he died.

The 28-year-old was shot three times through his Audi's windscreen by police marksmen after they cornered a convoy of expensive cars in a 'hard stop' raid using unmarked vehicles on the M62 near Huddersfield.

Today the Independent Police Complaints Commission revealed Yassar died from multiple gunshot wounds to the chest - and that the officers that fired were not wearing body cameras and there is no CCTV of the incident.

In their first TV interview since his death on Monday night Mr Yaqub said his son was a 'kind-hearted young man' and not a criminal, comparing the death of his son to that of Mark Duggan, whose shooting by officers in London in 2011 triggered riots around the country.

As his wife clung on to him for support he told Sky News: 'This is how we have been since the minute we were told. The family more or less doesn't exist any more.

'We feel something very wrong has been done to Yassar and to our family. I do not believe he was a risk at all. The police didn't like him, we know that. I believe he was a target and it was a pre-planned assassination'.

Yassar Yaqub's heartbroken mother Sofia could not stop crying as her husband Mohammed insisted his son was 'no risk' to the public despite a gun being found in his car when he died.

Yassar Yaqub's heartbroken parents Mohammed and Sofia clutched balloons and sobbed last night as they joined more than 100 mourners on the M62 sliproad where he died.

Mr Yaqub has compared the death of his son to that of Mark Duggan, whose was shot dead by officers in London in 2011

Worry: Mark Duggan's death triggered riots around the country - his family have called for calm but admit they believe he was unjustly killed

Plea: The Black Lives Matter movement in Britain have used Yaqub's death to fundraise its activities in a Facebook post suggesting his death was racially motivated

The couple had gone to junction 24 of the M62 after a friend called to say they believed their son had been shot.

He said: 'I rang his phone but there was no answer. We went to the scene and but the road was blocked. We asked an officer but he said he couldn't tell us anything but said we should wait 20 minutes. We kept waiting and after fiver hours we were told that our son had lost his life in a shooting incident with police'.

Last night Mr Yaqub said he would pay to privately prosecute the officer that shot him dead and his parents clutched balloons and sobbed last night as they joined more than 100 mourners on the M62 sliproad where he died during Monday's rush hour.

The Black Lives Matter movement in Britain have also used Yaqub's death to fundraise after suggesting his death was racially motivated.

His businessman father, who is believed to own 100 houses in Huddersfield, has pledged to fund a private prosecution to bring the shooter to justice and said: 'If it were a fight you could understand it but [it was] just bang, finished - that's what's killing me. Looking at the photographs, someone just running up and shooting at him in the dark.

'How can you justify it? It is just impossible. He was driving down, he was cornered. Bearing in mind it was dark, how could you have seen what he was doing? It is not right that the police weren't wearing body cameras.

'Of course I want answers for what has happened. I will go privately if I have to. In the end I need to find out. My lad didn't deserve this — I thought this is something that happens in America but not here'.

Last night, an emotional Mr Yaqub added his voice to protests at his son's shooting, and suggested there were similarities to how the official account of Duggan's death changed.

'I am well aware of what happened with Mark Duggan and because of what was revealed first, and what the outcome was of that, it has worried me a lot,' he said.

'Look how many protests they had to take to get answers. If it's a peaceful protest there's nothing wrong with that, as long as it's peaceful'.

Mark Duggan, 29, was shot dead by armed Metropolitan Police in Tottenham, North London, in August 2011, sparking rioting across the capital and other English cities.

Speaking of the circumstances surrounding his own son's death, Mr Yaqub insisted his son was 'brilliant' and 'the best anyone could ever hope for'.

Asked about the gun being found in the car, Mohammed Yaqub said: 'There were two people in the car that is all I know.'

In response to claims that the officer who shot his son should face court Met Police Federation chairman Ken Marsh said that it was wrong that an armed police officer doing 'an honest day's work' should be 'treated like a criminal'.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has confirmed none of the officers involved were using body-worn video cameras.

The watchdog said a 'non-police issue' firearm was found in the car and added that officials were continuing to establish the circumstances around the swoop.

IPCC commissioner Derrick Campbell said: 'I would like to reassure the local and wider community that this will be a thorough and detailed independent investigation.

'We will be carefully examining all the circumstances leading up to Mr Yaqub's death, including the planning of the police operation, and the actions of the officers involved that evening.

'I am, of course, aware there are many unanswered questions but I would urge patience at this time and that people allow our investigation to run its course.

'If anyone witnessed events who has not yet come forward, we would be grateful to hear from them. We are making steady, positive progress, and are continuing to build a picture of what exactly happened'.

Mourners carried banners with bearing the words 'justice for Yassar' along with photos of him with friends and family

There was fury among campaigners today as it emerged that armed officers were reportedly not wearing body cameras even though the operation was 'pre-planned'

Mourners laid flowers and tributes to the father-of-two in the spot where he was gunned down by police on Monday

Mourning friends and family held a vigil for the 28-year-old at junction 24 of the M62 last night

Evidence: The silver Audi with bullet holes in its windscreen at the scene near junction J24 of the M62 in Huddersfield where a man died in a police shooting during a 'pre-planned' operation

Firearms officers in six unmarked vehicles hemmed in a Mercedes E Class, a Jaguar, a VW Scirocco and an Audi at junction 24 of the M62 before opening fire at 6pm on Monday night

Yesterday a former associate of the dead man - who styled himself 'Stud Badboy' - claimed the father-of-two was a drugs kingpin who flew cocaine and heroin into a prison using a drone.

Yaqub, 28, was killed by West Yorkshire Police marksmen who surrounded him in a silver Audi and fired three bullets through the windscreen in a dramatic operation off the M62 near Huddersfield on Monday night.

Friends yesterday admitted Yaqub – who claimed online he was a 'successful businessman' and car dealer - posed next to a £260,000 Lamborghini Aventador - was 'no angel'.

Former associate Chris Bean, 26, said the alleged drug dealer had a fearsome reputation on the streets of West Yorkshire and once even tried to shoot him.

Yaqub was cleared of attempted murder in 2010 after being arrested over a drive-by attack, and was reportedly shot himself last year but survived.

Despite reports of his shady background, his death has sparked protests. Footage emerged yesterday of supporters surrounding and kicking a police car during a demonstration in Bradford.

Riot police were called when more than 100 people wearing scarves and balaclavas shut down a busy road in the Yorkshire city as they shouted anti-police slogans and accused officers of murder.

Several 'Justice for Yassar' pages have also appeared online, with supporters claiming he had been 'targeted, ambushed, and assassinated' by West Yorkshire Police.

M62 shooting victim Yassar Yaqub proudly poses with a £260,000 Lamborghini Aventador - he claimed to be a car dealer but others say his business was drugs

Yassar claimed to be a car dealer but others say it was a way for him to launder drugs money

Campaigners yesterday reacted with fury after it emerged the armed officers in the pre-planned operation were not wearing body cameras.

Just Yorkshire, a campaign group for racial justice, civil liberties and human rights, yesterday said it was 'odd' the marksmen were not wearing them after the force spent £2million on the equipment in August.

The Independent Police Complaints Commission revealed on Tuesday that a 'non-police issue' firearm had been found in the car in which Yaqub was travelling.

One associate said today Yassar once tried to shoot him and would buy luxury cars with his drug money after raking in profits by using drones to send Class A drugs into HMP Armley in Leeds.

His father, who is understood to own more than 100 houses in the local area, yesterday admitted that his son was 'very spoilt', adding: 'He loved sports cars. Whatever he wanted I bought it for him, straightaway.'

But Chris Bean, 26, claimed the cars were actually paid for through Yaqub's drug dealing, saying: 'He was a heroin and crack dealer and was constantly ripping off Cannabis grows [Cannabis dealers] and was just a major playing in Huddersfield for drugs.

'He managed to afford his Lambo [Lamborghini] by laundering money - he was such a flashy g*t.

'Yassar used to buy high powered sports cars and sell them on for profit - all funded by drug money.

'He had it [West Yorkshire] all locked down and would fly drugs into HMP Leeds at Armley with drones and make 10 times what he was making on the outside.'

He claimed guns were a major part of Yaqub's lifestyle and also said he was lucky not to be killed in June 2015 following a shoot-out just yards behind his home which left him injured.

Speaking about Yassar's notoriety in Huddersfield, he said: 'Everyone knows stuff about Yassar - but are just too damn scared to say anything bad because they still live there'.

A female neighbour in her 40s, who asked not to be named, said: 'He [Yassar] was a drug dealer, there were cars coming and going all the time.

She added: 'I once heard gunshots and his house was being shot at - that's when I decided to put up CCTV on my house.' Yassar's friends have admitted he was 'no angel' but said he was a 'great dad' to his children.

During the operation on the M62, five men were arrested on suspicion of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear.

Last night two aged 26 and 30 were released on bail while the other three remained in custody.