Rapper-to-be and MOBO dad-to-be was shot dead by police after a car chase in south London that ended when the victim tried to drive his vehicle into the officers. Chris Kaba, in his 20s, has been named by devastated friends as the victim of a police shooting in Streatham. The Drill artist, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot dead in Kirsktall Gardens in Streatham Hill just before 10pm on Monday after a “routine contact” to stop his suspicious vehicle. He was treated at the scene and taken to hospital by the London Air Ambulance, but died early on Tuesday from a gunshot wound sustained in the incident. Five police vehicles and a Met helicopter are believed to have been involved in the pursuit of the man’s black Audi.
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Scotland Yard refused to confirm those details or provide any other information, saying only that the man’s “suspicious” vehicle was being pursued by “specialist firearms officers” before the shooting and that it was now being investigated by the Independent Office for Policing. Chris Campa was shot dead / Is provided But a witness said he saw the man trying to drive his Audi into police after his vehicle was cornered by three police cars in an attempt to stop and arrest him. “A car was chased down our road and there was a police helicopter overhead. There was a bang as two of the vehicles collided with each other. One was a police car and the other was a chase type. “Armed officers jumped out and were shouting at the man to ‘get out of the car.’ It was at least a dozen times.” A police coroner at the scene in Kirkstall Gardens / PA He added: “The guy in the car had many opportunities to stop but he refused. He then started to drive forward towards a police car and smashed into it and then reversed, he just didn’t stop the vehicle. I heard a shot. “From what I could see, he could have killed one of the officers with his car. I don’t understand why it didn’t stop. “He was trying to get out with an embolism and could have easily killed a police officer. He was using his car as a weapon.” Another resident, 35, said: “I saw cars speeding into our driveway. There was a helicopter overhead. Then I heard a bang, there were armed police everywhere. “People seemed to be giving CPR [cardiopulmonary resuscitation] to someone on the ground. There were blue lights everywhere, it was horrible.” The scene of the Streatham Hill murder / PA Ellen Smith, a minister at St Stephen’s Church in Lambeth, who lives in the street where the shootings took place, said: “I saw the blue lights flashing and discovered a man had been shot. I am deeply saddened. I am praying for him and his family.” In its statement, the Met said the shooting happened at 9.51pm after specialist firearms officers chased a suspicious vehicle. “The vehicle was stopped after routine contact in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill. A police weapon was fired,” the statement added. “A passenger in the suspect vehicle – a man believed to be in his 20s, suffered a gunshot wound. “London Ambulance Service and London Air Ambulance were called. Officers administered first aid prior to their arrival and the man was taken to hospital, where he died at 00:16. The Met said the man’s next of kin had been informed and there were “road closures and closures” around the scene of the shooting. The Independent Office for Policing Conduct said it had launched an independent investigation and sent investigators to the scene. The watchdog said in a statement: “Our thoughts and condolences are with everyone affected by this terrible incident. “Our research remains in very early stages.
