Rapper Chris Kaba was shot dead by police while driving his car at an armed officer, investigators have been told | The Sun
RAPPER Chris Kaba was shot dead by police while driving his car at an armed officer, investigators have been told.
He was said to have hit the accelerator in his Audi after being pulled over.
The car shot towards a Met cop who fired his Glock 9mm pistol through the windscreen at Mr Kaba’s head.
The unarmed drill rapper and dad-to-be, 24, died in hospital.
Protests from his family forced the Met to suspend the officer.
But colleagues claim he has been treated unfairly.
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One said: “The officer has said he was faced with a lethal weapon as the car was being driven towards him at speed.
“He followed correct training procedures.
“He could have been killed if he had not fired.”
The officer has given investigators an account of the shooting in Streatham, South London, on Monday last week.
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The Audi was reportedly linked to a firearms incident the previous day.
When it was picked up on ANPR cameras, armed officers surrounded it.
But Mr Kaba, jailed in 2019 for a gun offence, allegedly refused to surrender.
His family want to see footage from officers’ body cameras.
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Police Federation leader Ken Marsh backed their call, saying there was nothing to hide.
But he added: “Officers should not be thrown to the wolves.”
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