Prosecutors are deciding whether to charge a Met police firearms officer over the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba - after receiving a file of evidence from the Independent Office for Police Conduct
Mr Kaba, 24, was was shot dead by a police officer last September while driving an Audi that had been linked by police to a firearms incident the previous day.The police watchdog has now handed over evidence to prosecutors who will decide whether to bring charges.
"Mr Kaba died after he was struck by a single gunshot fired by an MPS officer into the vehicle he was driving. "A referral to the CPS does not necessarily mean that criminal charges will follow. It is now for the CPS to decide, applying the tests in the Code for Crown Prosecutors, whether or not to prosecute the officer.In a joint statement, the family of Chris Kaba said: "Our family, alongside the community who have supported us over the past seven months, have been consistent in our call for accountability.
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