Case dropped for Met officer who shot unarmed man

"PA Media A misconduct hearing for a Metropolitan Police firearms officer who fatally shot a man during a foiled prison break in 2015 has been discontinued. The officer, known only as W80, killed Jermaine Baker as police stopped a plot to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court in north London. The misconduct proceedings involving W80 came after years of legal battles over the case. The officer was accused of breaching professional standards regarding the use of force."

"The hearing at Palestra House was thrown out, with the panel finding there was no case to answer. Mr Baker, from Tottenham, north London, was shot at close range by counter-terrorism specialist firearms officer W80, who thought he was reaching for a gun. Mr Baker, a father-of-two, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a stolen car in which an imitation firearm was later found. Panel chairman Chris McKay said the full reasons for that finding would follow within the next five working days."

Metropolitan Police firearms officer W80 shot and killed Jermaine Baker during a foiled 2015 attempt to snatch two prisoners from a van near Wood Green Crown Court. The officer, a counter-terrorism specialist, fired at close range believing Baker was reaching for a gun; an imitation firearm was later found in the stolen car where Baker sat in the front passenger seat. Misconduct proceedings alleging breaches of professional standards over use of force followed years of legal battles. The misconduct hearing at Palestra House was discontinued after the panel found there was no case to answer. Panel chairman Chris McKay said full reasons would follow within five working days.

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