Timeline of Chris Kaba’s life from ‘gang involvement’ to police shooting

July 22, 1999Chris Kaba was born

Chris Kaba was calved connected July 22, 1999, to parents Prosper Kaba and Helen Lumuanganu.

He was raised by his Congolese parents alongside his younger brothers astatine assorted homes successful southbound eastbound London.

Kaba was described by relatives and friends arsenic boisterous, a comedian who could ‘light up a room’, and idiosyncratic who took his younger siblings to shot games.

June 2012Kaba’s beingness of transgression begins

Chris Kaba was conscionable 13 years aged erstwhile helium archetypal had interaction with the police. His archetypal of six transgression convictions was for possession of a room weapon aft a ample fight. He was handed a younker referral order.

October 2012Kaba convicted of wounding with intent

Later that year, helium was convicted of wounding with intent and sentenced to 2 years successful a Young Offender’s Institution

2013Kaba convicted of ‘steaming’ a telephone shop

Kaba was handed a younker rehabilitation bid aft being convicted for burglary aft steaming – aka committing wide theft oregon shoplifting – a mobile telephone shop.

August 2015Kaba convicted for gang-motivated weapon attack

Kaba, aged 17 astatine the time, alongside 3 friends targeted a well-known rival who had taunted the 67 pack successful rap videos.

The unfortunate was attacked successful Carphone Warehouse connected Streatham High Road, suffering aggregate stab wounds and a breached arm.

Kaba was convicted of affray and fixed a one-year grooming and detention order.

201667 nominated for Mobo Award

67’s rap videos had gained millions of views connected YouTube, and successful 2016 they were nominated for the champion newcomer prize astatine the Music of Black Origin (Mobo) Awards.

December 30, 2017Kaba charged with imitation firearm possession

Kaba was charged with possession of a firearm successful 2017 with intent to origin fearfulness of violence. Gunshots had been fired successful the Canning Town country of eastbound London.

July 22, 2018Kaba Stabbed astatine euphony event

While celebrating his 19th birthday, Kaba was stabbed successful the tummy aft getting into a combat astatine an unlicensed euphony lawsuit successful Romford, eastbound London.

Medics treated his wounds, but helium refused to cooperate with the police.

January 2019Kaba blameworthy of imitation weapon possession

Kaba appeared astatine Snaresbrook Crown Court successful January 2019 wherever helium was recovered blameworthy of possessing an imitation firearm.

Kaba was sentenced to 4 years successful a Young Offenders Institute.

2020Kaba released from situation – but sent backmost wrong not agelong after

Kaba was released connected licence successful 2020, but helium was sent backmost to situation and received an other 5 months successful custody successful August of that twelvemonth aft helium was stopped by constabulary for driving without insurance.

When officers searched the vehicle, a weapon was found.

April 2022Served with home unit extortion order

Kaba was an expectant begetter erstwhile helium died, nevertheless helium had been served with a 28-day home unit extortion bid relating to the parent of his unborn child.

The bid barred him from contacting her connected societal media oregon entering the thoroughfare wherever she lived.

August 30, 2022Kaba ‘shot pack RIVAL’

In the aboriginal hours of August 30, Kaba and 3 others allegedly smuggled a handgun into a Notting Hill Carnival afterparty successful the Oval Space nightclub successful Cambridge Heath, Hackney.

Kaba is accused of shooting his 23-year-old people successful the limb successful the mediate of the party, earlier pursuing his unfortunate retired of the nightclub and shooting him again successful the street.

September 4, 2022Gun onslaught extracurricular superior schoolhouse successful Brixton

Only 24 hours earlier helium was killed, Kaba and his pack are accused of shooting astatine a achromatic Mercedes with 2 radical wrong with a shotgun.

The suspects were past seen changing their apparel and getting into 2 getaway cars – 1 of these was the Audi Q8 Kaba was driving erstwhile helium was shot.

The individuality of the gunman was ne'er confirmed, but Kaba’s apparel were examined pursuing his death, and gunshot residue was recovered connected his sleeve. A Balaclava was besides recovered successful his pocket.

September 5, 2022Chris Kaba is killed

Blake changeable Kaba done the beforehand windscreen of an Audi Q8 successful Stratham, southbound eastbound London.

The car was hemmed successful by constabulary cars successful Kirkstall Gardens aft an serviceman recognised its registration number, and Kaba rammed the car forwards and backwards to effort and escape.

Blake says helium changeable due to the fact that helium feared for the lives of his constabulary colleagues.

September 20, 2023Martyn Blake charged with murder

The Crown Prosecution Service announced that it had charged Martyn Blake with execution successful narration to the shooting of Chris Kaba.

At the time, Blake was referred to arsenic ‘NX121’ and kept anonymous owed to a tribunal order.

February 2024Three men blameworthy implicit their relation successful nightclub shooting

Shemiah Bell, Marcus Pottinger and Connell Bamgboye, were each convicted for their roles successful the nightclub shooting.

They were each cleared of attempted murder, but Pottinger and Bell were recovered blameworthy of wounding with intent, and each 3 were recovered blameworthy of possession of a firearm with intent to origin fearfulness of violence.

Prosecutors said that Kaba would person stood proceedings for attempted execution if helium had inactive been alive.

March 8, 2024Martyn Blake’s sanction made public

Blake appeared astatine the Old Bailey wherever helium pleaded not blameworthy to murder.

His sanction and property were past made public, but his representation and code are inactive protected.

October 2, 2024Trial begins

The proceedings astatine the Old Bailey began connected October 2, and lasted astir 3 weeks.

October 21, 2024NOT GUILTY verdict

The assemblage successful the Martyn Blake proceedings returned a not blameworthy verdict aft astir 3 hours of deliberation.

October 22, 2024Reporting restrictions lifted

The time aft Blake’s not blameworthy verdict was handed down, the justice lifted reporting restrictions which prevented details of Kaba’s past transgression past from being made public.

Kaba’s household unsuccessfully opposed these restrictions being lifted, saying they wanted the details to stay retired of the nationalist oculus until aft the inquest into his decease was complete.