Firearms Officer Faces Gross Misconduct Hearing Over Jermaine Baker Shooting

A firearms officer known only as W80, who shot dead Jermaine Baker in 2015, will face a gross misconduct hearing following a UK Supreme Court ruling.
Firearms Officer Faces Gross Misconduct Hearing Over Jermaine Baker Shooting
Undated family handout photo of Jermaine Baker, who was shot dead by police near Wood Green Crown Court on Dec. 11, 2015. Baker family/PA
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A police firearms officer who shot dead Jermaine Baker in north London in December 2015 is to face a gross misconduct hearing after a Supreme Court ruling that upheld a decision by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

The officer, who has been identified only as W80, fired at Mr. Baker, 28, from point blank range during an operation on Dec. 11, 2015 to prevent a gangster being sprung from a prison van as it approached Wood Green Crown Court.

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