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Protests took place outside the Old Bailey on Monday evening following the acquittal of a Met marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba.

Dozens of protesters gathered outside the court with Chris Kaba's family after the marksman who fatally shot him was cleared of murder.

The Met police marksman who fatally shot Chris Kaba has been cleared of his murder.

Martyn Blake, 40, stood trial at the Old Bailey after shooting the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5 2022.

A Metropolitan Police marksman has been acquitted of murdering unarmed driver Chris Kaba in a police shooting.

Jurors took almost three hours to find Martyn Blake, 40, not guilty of murder in a unanimous verdict following a three-week trial at London’s Old Bailey.

Martyn Blake, 40, stood trial at the Old Bailey after shooting the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham on September 5, 2022.

Martyn Blake, 40, stood trial at the Old Bailey after shooting the 24-year-old through the front windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham on September 5, 2022.

Metropolitan Police officer Martyn Blake has been cleared of murdering Chris Kaba who was fatally shot in Streatham, south-east London, on September 5, 2022.

The police marksman who shot dead Chris Kaba has been cleared of murder.

Martyn Blake, 40, fired a single bullet through the windscreen of the Audi Q8 the 24-year-old was driving as armed officers surrounded the car in Streatham, south London, while he tried to escape.

A police officer who shot dead a black man in south London after he tried to ram his way out of a police roadblock has been cleared of his murder.