In the summer of 2011, civil unrest broke out in London after police shot 29-year-old Mark Duggan dead. A peaceful protest march was followed by rioting that spread to other cities around England. Shops were looted, and vehicles including police cars and a double-decker bus were set ablaze. Five people died, more than 3,000 were arrested, and an estimated £200 million of damage was done.
Described by newspapers at the time as the ‘London Riots’, artist and documentarian Baff Akoto said the events were ‘the first uprisings of the digital era’.
Source: Baff Akoto Revisits 2011 ‘London Riots’ in Augmented Reality Exhibition | Ocula