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Met firearms officers return to normal duties week after colleague charged with Chris Kaba’s murder

Crisis emerges in response to Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge officer with murdering Chris Kaba

The Independent UK

Metropolitan police says officers back on armed duty after protest

More than 100 firearms officers had handed in their accreditation after a colleague was charged with murder over 2022 shooting of Chris Kaba

The Guardian - AU

More Met firearms officers return to normal duties after downing guns

Some firearms officers had put down their weapons over the decision to charge an officer with murdering Chris Kaba

Evening Standard

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Met firearms officers return to normal duties

The crisis emerged earlier this month in response to the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision to charge an officer with murdering Chris Kaba.

The Independent UK

The UK has relatively few armed police – but their specialist squads are hotbeds of 'warrior culture'

When unarmed black Briton Chris Kaba was killed by a single shot from a London Metropolitan police officer in September 2022, his family and communities of colour demanded answers. A year later, they have the beginnings of one – the Crown Prosecution Service announced it was charging an officer with…

The Conversation

Chris Kaba: Judge issues contempt of court warning in murder case

Judge Mark Lucraft KC made the unusual intervention at the Old Bailey

Evening Standard

Met police firearms officers are right to pick up their guns and return to work. They can’t have prestige without risks

The protest over the charging of a marksman in the Chris Kaba case was damaging to British policing, says writer and former senior police officer Leroy Logan

The Guardian - UK

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Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Met Police firearms officers ‘plan mass downing of guns’ if Chris Kaba murder suspect is identified

Murder accused officer cannot be identified under interim anonymity order

Evening Standard

Scotland Yard faces ‘difficult decisions’ amid shortfall of firearms officers, admits Met chief

Met Commissioner says there are still ‘significantly less’ armed officers available for deployment in the capital after some decided to withdraw from firearms duties

Evening Standard

Home Secretary Suella Braverman faces storm over Chris Kaba shooting comments

Suella Braverman made a series of tweets after a Metropolitan Police officer was charged with the murder of Mr Kaba

Evening Standard

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Hundreds of London police refuse to carry guns after officer charged with murder

Hundreds of London police officers began refusing to patrol with firearms on Sunday after an officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old Black man. The unusual shooting – and subsequent charge – are exacerbating a public crisis of confidence in London’s police force.

France 24

Years of discontent have erupted with Met police firearms protest

When it comes to investigating police shootings, what all sides agree on is it takes too long

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The Independent UK

Chris Kaba: Army soldiers stood down as armed Met officers return to duty

Soldiers had been on standby for armed police after scores of Metropolitan Police officers stood down from firearms duties

Evening Standard

Met police: Soldiers no longer needed to support force as ‘enough armed officers return to duties’

Armed officers have told their bosses they are unwilling to carry on after a colleague was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba

The Independent UK

Sunak says armed police need ‘clarity’ over powers after murder charge

The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has demanded legal protections for firearms officers after a Home Office review was announced.

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

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The Independent UK

Chris Kaba: Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomes a review into the situation by Suella Braverman

The Independent UK

Met chief demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt

Scotland Yard commissioner Sir Mark Rowley welcomed a review into the situation by Home Secretary Suella Braverman.

The Independent UK

Army on standby to fill in after dozens of Met’s armed police downed weapons

Military personnel could perform counter-terrorism duties if armed Metropolitan Police officers are unavailable.

The Guardian - UK

Met police request support from army after officers down firearms

Officers in Greater London’s police force have put down weapons in protest at colleague’s murder charge

The Independent UK

Who is Chris Kaba and why his fatal shooting led to protests by Met police

Chris Kaba was killed by a single gunshot in south east London last year

The Independent UK

Some UK police put down guns after an officer is charged with murder in the shooting of a Black man

London’s police force says some officers are refusing to conduct armed patrols after a colleague was charged with murder in the shooting of an unarmed Black man

Evening Standard

Army on standby as Met firearms officers protest against Chris Kaba murder charge

Met Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley demands legal protections for officers amid armed police revolt in open letter to Suella Braverman

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