London ( CNN ) -- An inquest jury considering the death of Mark Duggan , whose shooting by police sparked widespread riots in England two years ago , said Wednesday he was lawfully killed . The 29-year-old father of four was shot by police officers who stopped the taxi in which he was traveling in the northern London neighborhood of Tottenham in August 2011 . His death sparked protests that exploded into riots and looting in London and spread to other cities in the worst disturbances in the country in decades . The jury at the Royal Courts of Justice in London concluded that the killing was lawful in an 8-to-2 decision , even though Duggan did not have a gun in his hand at the moment he was shot . They also said it was more likely than not that just before he was killed , Duggan had thrown a gun from the taxi onto a grassy area near the scene . There were emotional outbursts at the court when the conclusion was reached , Britain 's Press Association reported . It quoted Duggan 's brother Shaun Hall as saying : `` We still fight for justice . '' The inquest began in September , and the jurors had been told to decide whether Duggan was either shot lawfully or unlawfully , or return an open verdict . `` No officer sets out at the start of the day to run an operation that results in someone dying , '' Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Rowley said outside the court . `` So our sympathy today is with Mark Duggan 's family . They have lost a loved one . But the task our officers face in making split-second decisions when confronting armed criminals means there is a risk -- a very small risk -- that this will happen . ''
Police shot and killed Mark Duggan in decades . The death sparked riots in England and other parts of England . The verdict was delivered in an 8-to-2 decision . London 's Duggan : `` We still fight for justice , '' says Shaun Hall , Press Association 's brother .