Chris Kaba family concerned about watchdog resignations

The household of an unarmed achromatic antheral who was killed by constabulary person voiced concerns implicit the resignations of 2 watchdog unit members overseeing an probe into what happened.

Chris Kaba, 24, was changeable dormant by a Met Police serviceman in Streatham Hill.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the shooting arsenic a imaginable homicide and considering whether contention was a factor.

An IOPC spokesperson said the advancement of the enquiry would not beryllium affected.

Mr Kaba's household has accused the Met of racism and person said it took excessively agelong for the unit to suspend the constabulary marksman. They person called for transgression charges to beryllium brought.

An inquest has been opened and adjourned into the operation worker's death.

The household released a connection reading: "We person concerns that 2 of the elder radical astatine the IOPC who person been overseeing the homicide probe successful this lawsuit — Michael Lockwood and Sal Naseem — person resigned during the investigation.

The household said they recovered it "unsettling" and were "concerned" astir immoderate imaginable interaction connected the enquiry and its timeframe.

"We person already waited excessively agelong to cognize if the IOPC is seeking proposal connected transgression charges from the CPS," they said.

The crushed for Mr Naseem's resignation has not been disclosed.

The IOPC said that the caller departure of Mr Naseem "will person nary interaction connected the advancement of this investigation".

It said a "decision maker" relation had been reallocated to the manager of operations Amanda Rowe.

The enquiry was owed to past betwixt six and 9 months.

At the opening of Mr Kaba's inquest, Inner South London Coroner's Court heard helium was driving an Audi that had been linked by constabulary to a firearms incidental the erstwhile day, though his sanction was not included successful a briefing fixed to officers.

At 21:52 BST connected 5 September, astir 15 minutes earlier the shooting, a pursuit began by officers successful an unmarked constabulary car with nary lights oregon sirens.

After driving the Audi down Kirkstall Gardens, Mr Kaba was blocked by a marked constabulary car and determination was interaction betwixt the Audi and constabulary vehicles, the proceeding was told.

An serviceman lasting to the beforehand of the Audi past fired a azygous changeable done the windscreen, which deed Mr Kaba successful the head.

He was taken to infirmary but died soon aft midnight.

The IOPC antecedently said it was waiting connected an outer study it required successful bid to reason its probe and finalise its report.

It could past determine whether to notation a record of grounds to the Crown Prosecution Service for a charging decision.