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2 Nov 2022

Man lawfully killed by police during motorway stop, inquest finds

An organised crime suspect was lawfully killed by police during an enforced stop on a motorway slip road in West Yorkshire at the start of 2017, an inquest has found.

West Yorkshire’s Chief Constable said the shooting of 28-year-old Yassar Yaqub was “necessary to keep the public safe in a dangerous situation”.

His family believe the killing was unlawful.