Fatal shots fired by a police marksman at gunman Alistair Bell 'were justified' an inquest jury has determined.
The jury of seven women and four men spent more than seven hours deliberating after the three week inquest led by West Yorkshire Coroner Neil Cameron.
A narrative verdict was recorded which told how Bell fired 'a considerable number of shots' at police officers from an 'unlawfully held handgun'
The jury foreman said a contributing factor was Bell continued to point the gun in the direction of officers who were positioned outside his house.
The inquest heard how the incident unfolded outside Bell's home in Cockley Hill, Kirkheaton on the evening of December 27, 2010.
Firearms officers were then deployed and positioned surrounding the house for several hours and negotiators brought in to contact Bell.
But officers told how they came under 'sustained fire' from Bell over a 'prolonged period'.Bell, 42, was shot three times by one firearms officer.
He suffered fatal shot in the head and potentially fatal injuries to the chest.He died in hospital the morning of December 28 at 6.45am.
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