The unarmed Chris Kaba was shot and killed by a Met Police officer in Streathamm, London.

Kaba’s death is the latest in a string of damning incidents involving the Met Police in recent years, including revelations earlier this year about extensive homophobia, racism and misogyny within the force, and the murder of Sarah Everard by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens in 2021. I know this development will have a significant impact on the officer and colleagues.” “Firearms officers serve to protect the public and know that on the rare occasions when they discharge their weapons, they will face intense scrutiny. “The decision to suspend the officer does not determine the outcome of the IOPC investigation,” she added. Pearson said that the Met Police is “actively supporting” the IOPC investigation into the action of its officers, and asked that anyone with information contact the IOPC directly, “to maintain the independence of their investigation.” We understand how concerned communities are, particularly black communities, and thank those who are working closely with our local officers. LaTonya Goldsby LaTonya Goldsby is the president and a co-founder of Black Lives Matter Cleveland and the cousin of Tamir Rice, shot and killed by Cleveland police at age 12 in 2014.

“Our thoughts and sympathies remain with Mr Kaba’s family and friends. “This decision has been reached following careful consideration of a number of factors, including the significant impact on public confidence, and in light of the IOPC announcing a homicide investigation. Met Police assistant commissioner Amanda Pearson said: “Following the death of Chris Kaba, the firearms officer involved has been suspended from duty. There are more than three million signatures from people like you who have shown us that we’re not alone – and that meant the world to us.On Friday (9 September), the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had launched a homicide investigation into Kaba’s death, and on Monday (12 September) said action had been taken against the officer. You can view all of these petitions on one page by clicking here. The brother of Walter Scott, shot and killed as he ran away, and the parents of Michael Brown, have each started petitions to call for body cameras nationwide. The parents of John Crawford, who was killed in a Walmart while he held a toy gun sold at the store used a petition to secure an important Department of Justice investigation into the death of their son. The simple act of signing a petition can make a difference and other families at the center of the #BlackLivesMatter movement have started petitions on. I never thought my family would be part of this conversation – that my little cousin would become one of the reasons we needed to call for police accountability and racial justice here in Cleveland and nationwide.

It’s been one year since the protests in Ferguson, Missouri, which propelled #BlackLivesMatter into a national movement. So I started my own petition on and over 50,000 people have signed it. I remembered that Trayvon Martin’s parents started a petition on when police refused to arrest the killer of their young son and that it helped draw national attention to their story. Shocked and heartbroken, we knew we had to find justice for Tamir. When my 12-year-old cousin Tamir Rice was shot and killed by a police officer as he played in a park with a toy gun, our family didn’t know what to do. From an email sent by Latonya Goldsby of Cleveland, Ohio:

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