UK Police Watchdog Says Rapper, 24, Shot by Police in London Was Unarmed

A forensics officer takes photographs of the scene where 24 year old Chris Kaba was killed by police in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, south London, on Sept. 5, 2022. PA

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said in a statement on Sept. 7 that a detailed search of the scene where a 24-year-old man was killed by police in south London on Sept. 5 had been completed, “No non-police issue firearm has been recovered from the vehicle or the scene.”

Chris Kaba, a rapper with the drill group 67, was pursued by an armed response vehicle as he drove his Audi through Streatham, south London.