Gallery: Azelle Rodney Hearings (London 2010)

January 14, 2011 in Custody Deaths & Abuse by Susan Alexander

Ken Clarke sets up secret inquiry into police killing of Azelle Rodney
10th June 2010

Azelle Rodney died when a Met police specialist firearms officers opened fire from close range at a car in which Rodney and two other men were travelling. His mother filed a case in the European Court of Human Rights last year saying the failure to hold a prompt and public investigation into his death was a breach of her human rights.

24 year old expectant father shot dead by police
from 4WardEver UK
Originally published 29th July 2005

The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) launched an investigation following the death of an expectant Father, 24-year-old Azelle Rodney, who was shot dead in the back seat of a car by a police officer in Edgware on Saturday 30th April 2005. There were two other occupants in the car, Wesley Lovell, aged 26, and Frank Graham, aged 23 years old.

In what is being described as a ‘pre-planned operation’, Metropolitan police officers had been following the young men. The vehicle was stopped and surrounded by unmarked police cars in Hale Lane, Edgware, north-west London. Azelle was shot dead in the back seat of the car, and contrary to earlier press reports, to date there is no evidence that Azelle was ever seen holding a Gun. The officer involved in the shooting was removed from firearm duties and given a desk Position soon after the fatal incident.
Read the full case profile on 4WardEver UK >