Police marksman who shot Chris Kaba will not face probe
source: ITV News
published: 8 July 2026
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The police marksman who shot Chris Kaba will no longer face misconduct proceedings after the Government changed regulations around officers’ use of force.
Martyn Blake shot the 24-year-old in Streatham, south-east London, in 2022 after he tried to ram his way past police cars. The officer was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey, with fellow police marksmen enraged that he had faced charges.
Sgt Blake was still due to face misconduct proceedings, but watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) paused the process while it waited for Government regulation changes to be published. On Wednesday it announced that Sgt Blake will no longer face misconduct proceedings, with dozens of other non-fatal use of force cases in England and Wales also expected to be affected if forces take the same approach.
IOPC director of strategy and policy Andrew Johnson said: “We carefully considered the law change and its stated intent to address the perceived unfairness and lack of proportionality of the civil law test.
“We believe this position provides consistency across impacted cases and is fair to officers who are facing potential dismissal for misconduct, which if it occurred now, would not amount to misconduct under the new law."
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