The Sunday Post (Newcastle)

Rally over shooting

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A rally was staged yesterday outside New Scotland Yard, the headquarte­rs of the Metropolit­an Police Service, in protest against racism and police brutality.

The gathering came after the fatal shooting of a 24-year-old unarmed black man, Chris Kaba, by an officer from the Met on September 5.

The police watchdog, the IOPC, is investigat­ing.

Politician­s, including Jeremy Corbyn, attended the rally in London.

Kaba died after being shot once by a firearms officer at the Met, who has since been suspended from duty.

The deceased man had been involved in a police chase after the car he was driving was captured on an Automatic Number Plate Recognitio­n camera that had indicated the vehicle was linked to an offence.

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said the IOPC “must go wherever the evidence takes them”.

A coroner’s inquest is due to open on October 4.

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