Chris Kaba, the man shot dead by a police firearms officer in south London, was named as the gunman in a nightclub shooting days before he died, it can now be reported. Mr Kaba was shot in the head during an armed vehicle stop in Streatham on 5 September 2022.

Credit: Independent Office for Police Conduct The police officer found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba, the violent gangster, could still face the sack for gross misconduct. Jurors at the Old Bailey took just three hours to clear Sgt Martyn Blake on Monday following a three-week trial over the shooting of Kaba.

The father-to-be shot a rival in the leg on a packed dancefloor days before he was killed by a police marksman