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Family of man killed by police condemn ‘offensive’ media reports
Chris Kaba's relatives say allegations about his past are not relevant to why he was shot dead by police
A police cordon remains at the scene in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill, south London, where rapper Chris Kaba was shot by armed officers from the Metropolitan Police

CHRIS KABA’S grieving family have condemned “offensive” reports in the press, arguing that allegations about their loved one’s past are not relevant to why he was shot dead by police. 

The rapper and aspiring architect was shot and killed by a firearms officer in Streatham Hill, south London, earlier this month. He was 24 and soon to become a father for the first time. 

A homicide investigation has been launched by the Independent Office for Police Misconduct into the incident, and the police officer involved has been suspended. 

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