Police Officer who Shot Chris Kaba Given Bail Ahead of Trial Next Year

A police firearms officer who can only be identified as NX121 has been released on conditional bail ahead of his trial for the murder of Chris Kaba.

Undated family handout photo issued by charity INQUEST of rapper Chris Kaba who was shot by armed officers from the Metropolitan Police at Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, south London, on Sept. 5, 2022. INQUEST via PA Media

LONDON—A police firearms officer charged with the murder of Chris Kaba has been released on conditional bail ahead of his trial, which has been provisionally set for September 2024.

The Metropolitan Police officer, named only as NX121, appeared in the dock at the Old Bailey in central London on Thursday.