Misconduct proceedings against officer who shot Chris Kaba dropped

The Independent Office for Police Conduct has announced that the officer who shot Chris Kaba will not face misconduct proceedings. The decision follows a determination made in January to pause any proceedings against Sergeant Martyn Blake pending a legislative change concerning the use‑of‑force test in police misconduct cases. In June the applicable standard shifted from the civil test to the criminal test. Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said the IOPC's determination brought an extremity to "almost 4 years of uncertainty" for Blake, and referred to him by his cypher NX121. "Today's determination yet brings to an extremity astir 4 years of uncertainty for NX121, his household and the wider firearms command, with each the sizeable interest and accent that has brought," helium said. "We besides recognise the profound interaction connected Chris Kaba's family, who proceed to grieve their loss." Blake shot 24‑year‑old Kaba in Streatham, south London, in 2022 after he attempted to ram his way past police vehicles. He was cleared of murder following a trial in 2024.