A jury has today returned a verdict that Lewis Skelton of Hull, who died after being shot by armed officers from Humberside Police in November 2016, was ‘unlawfully killed’.
Speaking to the media after the conclusion of the inquest, solicitor Neil Hudgell said: “When stripping this incident back to its basic, undeniable facts, a young man who had not threatened anyone that day died at the hands of armed police officers from Humberside Police who shot him twice.”
Speaking on behalf of Lewis’ family, his sister Tia said: “The jury has confirmed what we all knew, the killing of Lewis was wrong and it was unlawful and he should still be with us today.”
Read Neil Hudgell’s statement here
Read the family’s statement here
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