Met chief hits out at social media speculation around Chris Kaba shooting as 67 gang linked to 11 gun attacks Mark Rowley said Kaba’s gang was involved in drug distribution and several shootings The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2024
Sadiq Khan refuses to apologise to Met marksman acquitted of Chris Kaba shooting London Mayor accused of ‘waffle, waffle, waffle’ when asked to say sorry for previous comments Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2024
Met seeks answers over claim Chris Kaba murder probe was ‘to stop rioting’ Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley previously said his officers believe campaign groups can influence accountability Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2024
Police watchdog defends Chris Kaba murder probe on BBC Panorama despite marksman’s acquittal Row erupts as Sal Naseem alleges Kaba hadn’t presented a sufficient danger before a Met marksman shot him dead Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2024
Chris Kaba shooting: Lead investigator speaks out after police officer acquitted Mr Kaba’s family has said they were ‘shocked and surprised’ after learning he was involved in a nightclub shooting days before he was killed in a police stop The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2024
Chris Kaba’s criminal history shouldn’t change how we think about the Martyn Blake trial – but it could affect future cases Two years after fatally shooting 24-year-old Chris Kaba in the head, the London Met Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of Kaba’s murder. The Conversation · Oct 29, 2024
Tensions as three protest marches converge in central London Opposing marchers from left and right kept apart by police as Chris Kaba’s family hand in note to Downing Street The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2024
Kemi Badenoch says Labour insults black people over Chris Kaba case Tory leadership contender claims left-wing MPs believe minorities ‘cannot be anything other than victims’ Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2024
Chris Kaba’s family says policing reforms like ‘punishment’ for his case Families of people who have died in custody said they want to remind the Prime Minister of ‘everybody’s right to life’. Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2024
Hundreds attend protest alongside Justice for Chris Kaba campaign The family and friends of Mr Kaba attended the march. Evening Standard · Oct 26, 2024
BBC Panorama on Chris Kaba case warned about being ‘overly sympathetic’ as interview with parents due to air The hour-long documentary gained ‘exclusive access’ to Kaba’s mother Helen and father Prosper Evening Standard · Oct 25, 2024
Armed police have a dangerous job, but that doesn’t mean they should be less accountable The home secretary mustn’t let herself be held to ransom over the Chris Kaba case. Officers need her support, but so do the public and grieving families, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2024
London is safer without Chris Kaba, says Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick London is a safer place without Chris Kaba, Tory leadership candidate Robert Jenrick has said. The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2024
Row breaks out after Jenrick attacks Khan for 'mourning' Chris Kaba's death An ally of the mayor said it was ‘outrageous’ of the Tory leadership candidate to suggest the Met Police should stop ‘focusing on community relations’ Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 OPINION - Chris Kaba trial: the noisy anti-police coalition are trying to crush the spirit of police officers The choice to name Sergeant Martyn Blake – the police officer who took the fatal shot which killed Chris Kaba – has placed him and his family in intolerable danger.
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 OPINION - It is a disgrace that black men killed by police are systematically dehumanised This week a jury acquitted Sergeant Martyn Blake of Chris Kaba’s killing. In the days since, the press have predictably characterised Kaba as a criminal, in attempts to validate his killing. Reports fail to mention that Blake did not know who was in the car when he shot a visibly…
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 Chris Kaba death: Home Secretary vows to reform how police are held to account Yvette Cooper spoke in the Commons on Wednesday.
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 Inside Chris Kaba’s Brixton Hill-based 67 gang, one of London’s most notorious and feared postcode crime groups The ruthless 67 mob is said to have taken its name from the telephone code for their south London neighbourhood from which many associates hail
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024 Chris Kaba shooting: Yvette Cooper vows to reform how police are held to account The Home Secretary spoke in the Commons on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024 Police on trial for shooting suspects to be given anonymity after Chris Kaba marksman forced into hiding Yvette Cooper said it is vital that officers ‘are not put in further danger’ during criminal proceedings if they fire their gun in the line of duty
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 Armed officers who take fatal shots to be anonymous unless convicted, Home Secretary says in wake of Chris Kaba killing Martyn Blake, 40, was cleared of the murder of Chris Kaba and there is reported to be a price on his head following the acquittal
The Guardian - UK · Oct 23, 2024 Officers on trial after shooting suspects to be anonymous in future, says Yvette Cooper Home secretary says new rules in England and Wales will mean armed officers stay anonymous unless convicted
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 Met Police chief calls for firearms officers to be shielded from trials after Chris Kaba verdict Scotland Yard boss Sir Mark Rowley believes the current accountability system is ‘broken’
Evening Standard · Oct 23, 2024 Met Police officer who shot Chris Kaba faced gang threats and '£10,000 bounty on his head' Sgt Martyn Blake was found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba in a car stop in Streatham
The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024 Yvette Cooper to revive Tory probe into accountability of firearms officers after Chris Kaba verdict The home secretary is expected to make a Commons statement on Wednesday