Police lawfully shot Dayniel Tucker - commission rules
Published: 08:47, 02 March 2010
Updated: 09:31, 02 March 2010
The actions of police officers who shot a man dead in Stansted, near Sevenoaks, were justified.
That's the decision of the Independent Police Complaints Commission - following a ruling at Gravesend Coroners Court that he was lawfully killed.
Dayniel Charles Tucker, 39, from Sittingbourne pointed a replica firearm at officers after calling 999 in 2007.
The police thought it was an Uzi sub machine gun - and fired after warning him to put the weapon down.
Mr Tucker suffered from depression and Seasonal Affected Disorder.
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