Terror cop who shot Jermaine Baker dead during prison break ‘saw his bare hands’

A counter-terror marksman, known only as W80, shot an unarmed father-of-two dead at close range, a misconduct hearing heard.

Jermaine Baker, 28, was part of a plot to snatch two prisoners from a transporter leaving Wood Green Crown Court, north London in December 2015.

After the plan was foiled Mr Baker’s stolen Audi A6 was surrounded by armed police.

Unable to see through steamed up windows, W80 opened the door and Mr Baker was shot at close range by the counter-terror specialist who thought he was reaching for a gun.

But Mr Baker, who was sitting in the front passenger seat, was unarmed and an imitation firearm was later found in the back of the Audi. The misconduct proceedings involving W80 began on Monday after years of legal battles over the case, in which he is accused of breachi