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A police group has reacted with fury at the “nonsensical” decision that the police marksman who shot Chris Kaba should face a disciplinary hearing and could be sacked.

Officer who shot Chris Kaba faces misconduct probe

Harry Low

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The Met Police officer who was cleared of murder after shooting Chris Kaba will face a gross misconduct hearing, the police watchdog has said.

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A Met firearms officer cleared of murdering violent gangster Chris Kaba now faces a gross misconduct hearing and could lose his job.

Firearms officer Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old in Streatham in September 2022 after Mr Kaba tried to ram his way past police cars that had hemmed him in.

Blake, 41, was acquitted of murder following a trial at the Old Bailey in October 2024.

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A police marksman acquitted of murdering a violent gangster now faces a 'nonsensical' disciplinary hearing to the fury of MPs and officers.

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The police marksman who fatally shot 24-year-old Chris Kaba in Streatham, south-east London, will face gross misconduct proceedings, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has announced.

THE firearms officer who killed Chris Kaba must face a gross misconduct hearing, a police watchdog announced today.

Mr Kaba, a 24-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake while sitting in his car on September 5 2022 in Streatham, south London.