Chris Kaba was a “core member” of a deadly gang and would have been on trial for a shooting in a Hackney nightclub carried out a month before he died, it can be revealed.
The 24-year-old was shot dead by a police marksman in September 2022 after an enforced stop, as the Audi Kaba was driving had been flagged by police intelligence as being linked to a firearms incident the night before.
It can now be revealed that Kaba was on indictment for a trial that led to three men being found guilty of a range of offences for shooting a rival gang member in the legs in August 2022, just days before Kaba was shot dead.
Shemiah Bell, 32, Marcus Pottinger, 31, and Connel Bamgboye, 29, were found guilty of possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence.
Dashcam footage shows moment just before Chris Kaba shot by polcie marksman
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Chris Kaba was shot dead by a police marksman in September 2022 after an enforced stop
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Bell and Pottinger were found guilty of wounding with intent at the Old Bailey in February this year, the same court where Sgt Martyn Blake was cleared of murder yesterday.
But it can also now be revealed that it was Kaba who was said to have carried out the shooting on Brandon Malutshi, who was struck by bullets to both legs.
The shooting at the Oval Space nightclub in east London took place in late August 2022, around the same time as the Notting Hill Carnival.
Kaba was an open member of the “67” gang, a drill rap group linked to several murders and violent incidents.
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The gang has been linked to an “outbreak of violence” in London, with bitter feuds involving other Lambeth-based gangs.
The Brixton Hill-based group was embroiled in a notorious feud with the Claptown gang, based near Clapham High Street, for several years. Both slides made music videos about each other’s gangs.
The shooting of Malushi revolved around a rivalry between “67” and another gang called “17,” from the Wandsworth Road area of Lambeth.
In the trial, the court heard how the alleged gunman — Chris Kaba — was “moving mad” when he fired a handgun at Malutshi, sparking panic in the club.
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Mr Justice Goss said at a hearing today that all reporting restrictions should be lifted.
It can also be revealed that Kaba had been convicted of possessing a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence and spent time in prison for it.
Kaba was found guilty of this offence at Snaresbrook Crown Court in January 2019, being sent to a Young Offenders Institute for four years, but was released in 2021.
