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Met marksman who shot Chris Kaba says ‘I did not intend to kill him’

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Met marksman who shot Chris Kaba tells court he ‘did not intend to kill him’

Martyn Blake, 40, said he only wanted to stop the car Mr Kaba was driving in order to protect fellow police officers at the scene

Chris Kaba was killed in a police shooting

Margaret Davis15 October 2024

The police officer who shot Chris Kaba has told a jury he did not intend to kill him when he opened fire.

Met officer who shot dead Chris Kaba defends 'proportionate and necessary' gunshot

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Met officer who shot dead Chris Kaba says lethal force was 'lawful, proportionate and necessary'

Martyn Blake is accused of murdering Chris Kaba in the Streatham shooting

Marksman Martyn Blake denies murdering the 24-year-old through the windscreen of an Audi car during a police stop in south London (Family Handout/PA)

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Police marksman ‘was fractions of a second away from firing gun at Chris Kaba’

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Police marksman ‘was fractions of a second away from firing gun at Chris Kaba’, court told

Martyn Blake, 40, is on trial for murder over the death of Mr Kaba in Streatham.

Margaret Davis2 minutes ago

A police marksman was “fractions of a second” away from firing his gun at Chris Kaba when the 24-year-old was shot by another officer, a jury has heard.

The officer, known only as E156, told jurors at the Old Bailey that he mistakenly thought he had fired the fatal shot in the seconds after Mr Kaba was fatally injured.

Marksman feared ‘one or many’ officers could be killed in Kaba stop, court told

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Martyn Blake has denied murder after Chris Kaba was shot dead during a police stop.

Chris Kaba was shot dead in police stop

Emily Pennink2 minutes ago

A police marksman shot Chris Kaba dead believing “one or many” officers could be killed as the suspect attempted to escape at “any cost”, a court has heard.

Martyn Blake, 40, shot the 24-year-old in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car during a police stop in Streatham, south London, on September 5 2022.