The officer who killed Yassar Yaqub says he feared for his life and the lives of colleagues.
The inquest previously heard Mr Yaqub was described by police intelligence as awith V39 confirming he had been told some of the men they were tracking may have firearms.
V39 said he twisted himself out of his window and pointed his firearm into the Audi while shouting: "Armed police, show me your hands.""Mr Yaqub leaned down towards a footwell and I would describe the motion as crouching towards the driver," V39 said. The inquest heard he asked for Mr Yaqub to show his hands a further two times, adding: "I see his hands moving slightly together while he remained slightly crouched.He continued: "I then saw the pistol grip of the handgun as that started to level its way up towards my vicinity.The inquest heard V39's colleagues started attempting to resuscitate Mr Yaqub, with the officer telling the court he saw a gun in the footwell of the vehicle.
He said he looked in the Audi after he got out of his own car, saying: "I had just gone through a life-changing scenario, I had just had a firearm pointed at me and I wanted to see the firearm that had been pointed at me by Mr Yaqub."
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