The Metropolitan Police officer who fatally shot Chris Kaba has been charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service said.
A METROPOLITAN Police officer who shot a man dead has been charged with murder, the Crown Prosecution Service has confirmed.The officer, who has only been identified as NX121, is due to appear atRosemary Ainslie from the CPS said: “Following a thorough review of the evidence provided by the [Independent Office for Police Conduct], the [Crown Prosecution Service] has authorised a charge of murder against a Metropolitan Police officer following the death of Chris Kaba.
“It is extremely important there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings.” He drove into Kirkstall Gardens, a narrow residential street, which was blocked by a marked patrol car, and the marksman fired once through the windscreen, hitting him in the head.According to the charity Inquest, since 1990 there have been 1,869 deaths in or following police custody in England and Wales.There has only been one conviction of a police officer in that time – West Mercia Police Constable Benjamin Monk who was jailed in 2021 for the manslaughter of former footballer Dalian Atkinson.
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