The man shot by police whose death sparked the first riots in Tottenham died from a single bullet wound to the chest, an inquest has heard. Mark Duggan, 29, was shot in Ferry Lane, Tottenham, north London, on Thursday after officers stopped the cab he was in to carry out an arrest. The North London Coroner's Court in High Barnet heard the father-of-four died of a single bullet wound. Coroner Andrew Walker adjourned the hearing until 12 December. Mr. Walker told members of Mr. Duggan's family: ""Can I just offer my deepest sympathies to the family of Mark Duggan. ""As members of the family will know, in due course there will be an inquest touching the death of Mark Duggan and this is the first stage in that process. ""Of course, as well as offering our deepest sympathies to members of the family, I would like to reassure members of the family that we will be working closely with the IPCC throughout the process."" Colin Sparrow, deputy senior investigator for the Independent Police Complaints Commission, which is looking into the shooting, told the hearing the inquiry could take up to six months. Mr. Duggan's death occurred during an operation where specialist firearms officers were attempting to carry out an arrest. The 29-year-old, a passenger in a minicab, was shot after an apparent exchange of fire with the officers from Operation Trident, the unit which deals with gun crime in the African and Caribbean communities. A police officer's radio was later found to have a bullet lodged in it. The IPCC immediately announced it would investigate the incident and later said it believed that two shots had been fired by police. It also confirmed that an illegal firearm was recovered from the scene. (Source: BBC)