what happened with chris kaba

what happened with chris kaba

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Chris Kaba was a 24-year-old rapper from south London who was shot dead by a police officer in Streatham Hill, London on September 5, 2022. He was driving an Audi car that was being followed by a police car without lights or sirens before he was shot dead by a firearms officer. The Audi was believed to be linked to a firearms incident that took place the previous day, but Kaba was not a suspect. According to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), a police officer fired a single round at Kaba through the cars windscreen, striking him. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries just after 12:00 am the following day. No non-police firearms were found either in the car or at the scene. The officer who fired the fatal shot has been suspended from duty and notified that they are now under criminal investigation. The IOPC has launched a homicide investigation, and the officer charged with the murder has not been named publicly after an application for anonymity was granted in court and is known as NX121. Kabas family called for a "homicide investigation" into his death and for information about whether any weapons were found. Members of his family said that he would not have been shot dead if he were not black, and his death resulted in protests in the Black community.

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