Armed police in London will soon wear body cameras when they are called to incidents. This will give more transparency and reduce speculation when police shoot people. It is in response to the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old Londoner in 2011. London police said its officers were trying to arrest the man on suspicion of planning an attack. They said he had a gun. The killing led to clashes with the police and escalated into riots across the U.K. The man's family and friends campaigned that he was unlawfully killed. A public inquiry recently decided that the killing was lawful.

London's senior police officials hope the body cameras will give more clarity in any future shootings. The police pointed out that it was rare for London police officers to open fire. Normal police officers in the streets do not carry guns, unlike police in many cities. Between 2010 and 2012, there were 12,721 times when armed police responded to incidents. Shots were fired on just four occasions. The head of the specialist firearms unit said: "These are professional officers who want to be believed and want the public to trust them."