Chris Kaba, a want tobe rapper, was shot and killed by police on September 5, 2022, in the UK. An automatic licence plate camera revealed that the 24-year-car old’s had recently been associated with an armed incident, prompting officers to pursue him. The young rapper’s family has now demanded that a formal homicide investigation be conducted into his passing.
After a police pursuit, the soon-to-be father’s young automobile was killed. A single bullet that entered the Audi the rapper was driving and exited through the driver’s side killed him. The Independent Office for Police Conduct has stated that no “non-police issue firearm” was discovered at the location of Chris Kaba’s death since Kaba’s passing.
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Chris Kaba, 24, is the second Black man known to have died following contact with Met Police in the past three months.
Oladedji Omishore, 41, fell into the Thames after being Tasered on Chelsea Bridge in June, whilst he was experiencing a mental health crisis.
Both unarmed. pic.twitter.com/1SDT29g93v
— Nadine White. (@Nadine_Writes) September 7, 2022
Flyers claiming that Chris Kaba was slain by the police were all throughout Ritzy during a UK protest. Some of them said:
“Peaceful protest for Chris Kaba. An unarmed young black man who was a father to be was murdered in cold blood by our police force… We demand answers… Brixton police station, everyone pull up.”
His father, Prosper Kaba, also said in an interview with the BBC:
“For us, it is totally racist and criminal and we want all the community, especially the minority community, to see this as racism.”
In the UK music scene, Chris Kaba was better known as Madix or Mad Itch 67. He belonged to the drill group 67, which has been nominated for a MOBO award in the past. The rapper pursued both a career in the entertainment sector and a career as a qualified coach, according to 18 Live News.
Over 107k people have subscribed to 67’s official YouTube channel. The rapper has an estimated net worth of $3 million, citing 18 Live News.
“He was a fiancé, he was due to get married in five months’ time. He’s got a baby on the way that he’s never going to see. It’s horrible and so shocking and so sad.”
When anyone loses their life as a result of police force, it's important it is properly & thoroughly investigated.
It's right the IOPC are undertaking an investigation into the shooting of Chris Kaba, who we now have confirmation was unarmed. I've spoken to the IOPC today. 1/2
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) September 7, 2022
The IOPC has stated that they are “working diligently to piece together all of the circumstances surrounding this occurrence” after his passing. It will “take some time before our inquiry is able to find all the facts,” they added in a statement to their fans.
The IOPC are fully aware of the community concern and the importance of transparency about this very serious incident. A community reference group is being brought together to improve local engagement.
My thoughts remain with all those affected by this awful incident. 2/2
— Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan (@MayorofLondon) September 7, 2022
Kaba’s car was afterwards transferred for a forensic analysis. We still don’t know anything about how he died.
