Firearms officer who was cleared found not guilty of murdering Chris Kaba to face gross misconduct hearing after police watchdog review.

Martyn Blake, 41, a firearms officer in the specialist firearms unit MO19, shot Mr Kaba in the head after he tried to ram his way out of a police vehicle stop in Streatham on 5 September 2022.

Met Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said: “We made strong representations that he should not face any further action due to the extensive evidence tried and tested at court and the not guilty verdict returned by the jury.”

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said its decision was “based on examining all the evidence [and] views of all parties”.