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Old August 17th 05, 06:34 PM
David
 
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Default Brazilian Electrician in Custody When Shot

He was behaving normally, and did not vault the barriers, even
stopping to pick up a free newspaper.

He started running when we saw a tube at the platform. Police had
agreed they would shoot a suspect if he ran.

A document describes CCTV footage, which shows Mr de Menezes entered
Stockwell station at a "normal walking pace" and descended slowly on
an escalator.

The document said: "At some point near the bottom he is seen to run
across the concourse and enter the carriage before sitting in an
available seat.

"Almost simultaneously armed officers were provided with positive
identification."

A member of the surveillance team is quoted in the report. He said: "I
heard shouting which included the word `police' and turned to face the
male in the denim jacket.

"He immediately stood up and advanced towards me and the CO19
officers. I grabbed the male in the denim jacket by wrapping both my
arms around his torso, pinning his arms to his side.

"I then pushed him back on to the seat where he had been previously
sitting. I then heard a gun shot very close to my left ear and was
dragged away onto the floor of the carriage."

The report also said a post mortem examination showed Mr de Menezes
was shot seven times in the head and once in the shoulder, but three
other bullets missed, with the casings left lying in the tube carriage