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| Chris Kaba: Met Police shooting case referred to CPS | Chris Kaba: Met Police shooting case referred to CPS |
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| Chris Kaba, who was due to become a father, was shot through a car windscreen by a Met Police officer | |
| The police watchdog has referred the case of an unarmed black man shot dead by an officer to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS). | |
| Chris Kaba, 24, was shot by a Met Police officer through the windscreen of a car in Streatham Hill, south London, on 5 September last year. | Chris Kaba, 24, was shot by a Met Police officer through the windscreen of a car in Streatham Hill, south London, on 5 September last year. |
| The family have welcomed the decision but want the officer who fired the gun to face criminal charges. | |
| The Met Police marksman who fired the fatal shot was suspended. | |
| In a joint statement, they said: "Our family, alongside the community who have supported us over the past seven months, have been consistent in our call for accountability. | |
| "This step forward is necessary and welcome. We urge the CPS to do their bit and provide their advice to the IOPC urgently." | |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) director Amanda Rowe said the referral does not necessarily mean that criminal charges would follow. | |
| She added: "During the investigation, the officer was advised they were under criminal investigation for murder and following the conclusion of our investigation we have referred a file of evidence to the CPS to determine whether to charge the office | |
| "It is now for the CPS to decide, applying the tests in the Code for Crown Prosecutors, whether or not to prosecute the officer." | |
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