Jury retires in trial of police marksman over fatal shooting of Chris Kaba Submitted by daniel on Mon, 21/10/2024 - 08:00 Picture Image Metropolitan Police firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, fatally shot the 24-year-old through the windscreen of an Audi Q8 in Streatham, south London, on September 5 2022. Hemmed in by marked and unmarked police cars, Mr Kaba drove the Audi backwards and forwards in an attempt to escape, the Old Bailey has heard. The car had been used as a getaway vehicle in a shooting in nearby Brixton the night before, and was followed when a police officer recognised the number plate. Officers did not know who was driving the car at the time. Read more about Jury retires in trial of police marksman over fatal shooting of Chris KabaAdd new comment