Officer feared Chris Kaba would kill him - court
A firearms officer who raised his gun at the same time as a colleague who shot Chris Kaba dead during a police vehicle stop feared he would be run over and killed, a jury has been told. The unnamed Met Police officer,
Policeman feared Chris Kaba would kill, court told
A police marksman shot Chris Kaba dead believing "one or many" officers could be killed as the suspect attempted to escape at "any cost", a court has heard. Martyn Blake, who denies murder, shot the 24-year-old in the head through the windscreen of a car during a police stop in Streatham, south London, in September 2022.
Armed Metropolitan police officer ‘feared for life’ before colleague shot driver in Chris Kaba stop
The Metropolitan Police officer, referred to as DS87, said he believed he would have died or been injured had action not been taken. | ITV News London
Fatal shooting of Chris Kaba not justified - court
The fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by a police officer was not justified by the risk faced by the marksman or his colleagues, a court has heard. Martyn Blake, 40, denies the murder of Mr Kaba, who was shot in the head through the front windscreen of a car in Streatham,
Chris Kaba: Shooting not justified, court told
A prosecutor has told jurors there was "no real or immediate threat to the life of anybody" when Mr Kaba was fatally shot
Met Police firearms officer’s account of Chris Kaba shooting ‘false’ and ‘exaggerated’, jury told
A Metropolitan Police firearms officer’s account of the moment he shot Chris Kaba during a police stop was “false” in some parts and “exaggerated” in others, prosecutors have alleged. Operational firearms commander Martyn Blake claimed he feared for his life and his fellow officer’s safety after Mr Kaba rammed a police car and reversed into one behind during a police stop.
Chris Kaba aware police were following him - court
Chris Kaba was driving and on the phone to his friend Elisha Fizul while he was being tailed by an unmarked police car, itself followed by two marked police cars. He told her he t
Dashcam footage shows Chris Kaba being followed by police before he was shot
Dashcam footage shows Chris Kaba being followed by police before he was shot
Chris Kaba killing ‘not reasonably justified’ as jury shown footage of shooting incident
The shooting of Chris Kaba by a Met Police firearms officer was “not reasonably justified or justifiable” as there was no imminent risk to the officers present, the Old Bailey heard. Tom Little KC opened the prosecution against Martyn Blake,
Met firearms officer may have been ‘angry, frustrated and annoyed’ when he shot dead Chris Kaba, jury told
Prosecutors say nothing justified Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake’s decision to shoot the 24-year-old in south ...
Dashcam footage shows Chris Kaba's final journey before being shot dead by Met Police cop
The footage shows Mr Kaba pulling into Kirkstall Garden in Streatham, south London, where he is met by police officers in the moments before his death ...
Dashcam footage of Chris Kaba's car being followed by police before he was shot shown at murder trial
The jury at the Old Bailey was shown a clip of officers following Chris Kaba shortly before marksman Martyn Blake shot him ...
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Video shows police following Chris Kaba shortly before he was shot dead by marksman
Footage has been released showing police cars following Chris Kaba shortly before he was shot dead by a Scotland Yard marksman. Martyn Blake, 40, is currently on trial for the murder of the 24 ...
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Chris Kaba told pal he feared he was being followed moments before he was shot dead
Chris Kaba, 24, was driving an Audi Q8 - which had been linked to a shotgun incident the night before - when firearms officers began following his vehicle, jurors were told. A tactical firearms ...