Overview

• A two-week misconduct hearing opened in west London to examine the 2015 fatal shooting during a foiled plot to free prisoner Izzet Eren, and proceedings were adjourned until Tuesday.
• Counsel said the officer, known as W80, fired immediately after opening the Audi’s passenger door as Baker’s left hand was raised and empty, with no weapon seen.
• W80 contends he repeatedly ordered Baker to put his hands on the dashboard and believed a quick movement toward a chest bag signaled an imminent firearm threat.
• Baker was unarmed when shot, a replica firearm was found in the back of the car, and covert audio from the vehicle did not clearly record the alleged dashboard command.
• The hearing follows a 2017 CPS decision not to charge, a 2022 inquiry ruling the death lawful while citing operational failures, and a 2023 supreme court decision allowing the IOPC-directed proceedings to go ahead; possible outcomes include dismissal.