Chris Kaba was a "core member" of one of London's most dangerous gangs, it can now be reported. The 24-year-old was allegedly directly linked to two shootings in the six days before he was killed by a police marksman.

Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake was acquitted of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey - and one of his police colleagues has slammed 'the state' for taking him to court

A police marksman who was present on the night Chris Kaba was fatally shot has said there are “no winners” in the case and that it should never have been brought to court. The officer, a colleague of Martyn Blake,

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

One ex-firearms officer said the Met is struggling to attract recruits to its armed unit over fears of prosecution

A firearms officer cleared of murdering Chris Kaba should never have been put on trial, a former colleague of his has told the BBC. Martyn Blake, 40, fatally shot Mr Kaba - who was not carrying a gun - during a police vehicle stop in Kirkstall Gardens,

Martyn Blake, also known as officer NX121, insisted he feared for his life when Mr Kaba tried to ram his way out of a police stop

A police officer has been cleared of murdering a man he shot in the head in south London two years ago. Martyn Blake, 40, shot Chris Kaba, who was unarmed, during a police vehicle stop in Streatham in September 2022.

Prosecutors have alleged the shooting was not ‘not necessary’, but the firearms officer claims he feared for his life