Anger against racist police violence swells in the UK after killing of Chris Kaba

Tuesday, 27 September 2022 — Peoples Dispatch

1,833 people have died in police custody or following police contact in the UK since 1990. The recent killing of Chris Kaba has led to renewed calls for justice as Black people continue to be disproportionately targeted by police violence

by Tanupriya Singh

Chris Kaba Police violence UK(Photo: via Twitter)

Calls for truth and justice have intensified in the UK following the police killing of a 24-year-old Black man earlier this month. Chris Kaba was shot in the head by a firearms officer of the Metropolitan Police in Streatham Hill, London, on September 5. The killing sparked mass outrage and renewed protests against police violence and racism.

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