Carole Duggan, the aunt of Mark Duggan, has rubbished accusations her nephew was a 'gangster', telling ITV News he did not live a 'gangster lifestyle' and was "just an ordinary man. He struggled like any other working class person would do."
The Met Police Commissioner has said that the force have tried to improve their relations with the black community in London.
Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe said: "Over the last couple of year, we've done an awful lot to build the trust of the black community. We've reduced our stop and search by about a third.
"We've actually improved our effectiveness of stop search and we've also made sure that we've had less complaints - that was a real issue around the time Mark Duggan was shot."
Met Police chief thanks Duggan family after they appeal for peace as friend says family are 'still too raw' to meet with police watchdog.
Mark Duggan's family have reacted angrily to the inquest conclusion that he was lawfully killed when he was shot by police in 2011.
Mark Duggan was lawfully killed when he was shot dead by a police marksman in 2011, a jury has found.