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On 5 September 2022, Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old member and rapper of 67 who was known by his stage-name Itch, Mad Itch or Madix, was shot dead by police in Streatham Hill, London, England.

Kaba had previously been imprisoned for possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. He was driving an Audi Q8, not registered to him, which was followed by an unmarked police car occupied by armed officers. Police vehicles boxed the car in, but Kaba ignored repeated orders to get out of the vehicle, and was trying to ram the Audi through the roadblock when, according to the IOPC, police fired a single round, striking him. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries just after 12:00 am the following day. According to the IOPC, the Audi was linked to a "firearms incident" a few days before through automatic number-plate recognition, and "no non-police firearms were found" either in the car or at the scene. Kaba's family called for a homicide investigation into his death and for information about whether any weapons were found.

Members of his family said that he would not have been shot dead if he were not black. Kaba's cousin Jefferson Bosela, said "I've put it out there he wasn't perfect… but regardless of that nobody deserves to be killed by the police unless there is an imminent or direct threat to the public." Charity group Inquest released a statement which read "dad-to-be Chris’ loved ones said they are worried his life was cut short due to his skin colour." In response to the shooting, a small crowd of about 40 protestors gathered outside Brixton police station on 8 September 2022, demanding justice for Kaba's death. Further protests took place outside New Scotland Yard in which over 300 people, including former Leader of the Opposition Jeremy Corbyn, attended. Sarah-Jane Mee mistook the protest for the gathering of people marking the death of the Queen; Sky News later issued an apology regarding this.

On 21 September the family of the deceased viewed the police body-worn camera footage of the incident. Having seen it, Bosela said that they would be taking a step back in their protest about the death. On 20 September 2023 the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it had authorised the charging of a Met officer with murder in relation to the death.

References

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