Hexham Courant

Police officer who shot Chris Kaba tells court his actions were ‘lawful’

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Police officer who shot Chris Kaba tells court his actions were ‘lawful’ - Hexham Courant

The comments by marksman Martyn Blake are in statements he made as the Metropolitan Police and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) began investigating the September 5 2022 shooting.

Blake, 40, denies murdering Mr Kaba when he shot the 24-year-old in the head through the windscreen of an Audi car during a police stop in Streatham, south London.

Blake described his actions as “lawful and appropriate in the circumstances” as he feared that “one or many” of his colleagues could have been killed, the Old Bailey heard.