By Tom Parmenter, Sky News Correspondent
The police officer who shot Mark Duggan believed his target was aiming a gun back at him, an inquest has heard.
It has been two years since Mr Duggan was shot dead by police officers on Ferry Lane in Tottenham, north London, in a killing that sparked the London riots.
The 29-year-old was travelling in a minicab when it was stopped by team of Metropolitan Police officers investigating gang activities involving firearms and nightclubs.
Mark Duggan's death in Tottenham sparked riots in August 2011 Counsel to the inquest, Ashley Underwood QC, told the jury that the police believe Mr Duggan had travelled to Leyton in east London to pick up a gun.
As he was returning to Tottenham that evening three police vehicles performed a "hard stop" of the minicab.
Mr Underwood explained to the inquest jury that: "The idea of a hard stop is to shock people into submission.
"The whole purpose of police officers coming in hard and fast, stopping the car is to shock and awe people into not doing things."
Mr Duggan got out of the minicab and an armed officer known as V53 then shot him twice.
The first shot hit Mr Duggan in the arm, the second fatal wound punctured his aorta.
One bullet ended up lodged in a police radio, the second was recovered from the minicab.
An image of his blood-stained jacket was shown in court, at the same time there were gasps from the public gallery.
Mr Underwood revealed that the officer V53 believed that Mr Duggan had been holding a gun wrapped in a sock in his right hand at the time of the shooting and was aiming it at the officer.
He explained how police officers expected to find the gun beneath Mr Duggan but it was actually found 10-20ft away.
Mr Underwood said the handgun had been modified at some point but added: "It could fire, this gun was entirely capable of lethal force."
The shooting sparked a peaceful protest in Tottenham that escalated into rioting and looting across London and quickly spread to cities around England in August 2011.
Many different theories about the shooting have been put forward over the last two years as Mr Duggan's family have waited for answers.
His brother has said how they feel they've been "fobbed off" in their pursuit of the facts.
Many of Mr Duggan's family members and loved ones were in court for the second day of the inquest which is due to last between eight and 10 weeks.
His Honour Judge Keith Cutler, the judge overseeing the inquest, has told the jury they are "on a quest to find the truth".
The jurors will be taken to Tottenham later this week to help them understand the scene of the shooting.
The inquest has been adjourned for the day.
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