London Jury Acquits Officer in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

A London jury acquitted police officer Martyn Blake, 40, of murder charges in the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, an unarmed Black man, following a car chase. The incident occurred on September 5, 2022, when Kaba's vehicle was cornered by police after being linked to a previous shooting.

A London police officer was acquitted of murder charges on Monday after a jury found him not guilty in the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba, an unarmed Black man.

Martyn Blake, the 40-year-old Metropolitan Police marksman, was cleared by a London court after he shot Kaba following a high-speed chase in a vehicle tied to a prior shooting.

The incident took place on September 5, 2022, in the Streatham Hill area, when police trapped Kaba's car between two patrol vehicles on a narrow street.

(With inputs from agencies.)