Met marksman who shot dead rapper Chris Kaba, 24, after ramming his Audi at police is found not guilty of murder

A MET marksman who changeable dormant rapper Chris Kaba has been recovered not blameworthy of his murder.

Met firearms serviceman Martyn Blake, 40, was unanimously acquitted of execution by an Old Bailey today.

Sgt Blake changeable the 24-year-old gangster successful the caput arsenic helium tried to ram his Audi car astatine cops successful September 2022.

The prosecution suggested Blake whitethorn person been “angry, frustrated and annoyed” due to the fact that Kaba refused to comply with police.

But Blake told jurors helium fired arsenic helium feared a workfellow would beryllium killed by the conveyance during the hard halt successful Streatham, South London.

Last nighttime the Independent Office for Police Conduct(IOPC) and CPS were accused of mounting a governmental prosecution with flimsy grounds to soothe assemblage tensions.

The tribunal earlier heard however Kaba died of a azygous gunshot coiled soon aft midnight connected September 6, 2022.

Police had started tailing his Audi Q8 aft an serviceman recognised the fig plate.

The conveyance had been utilized arsenic a getaway conveyance successful a shooting successful adjacent Brixton the nighttime before.

Officers, did not cognize who was driving the car astatine the time, past conducted a hard halt successful Kirkstall Gardens.