Kim Johnson, MP for Liverpool Riverside, stood up in the House of Commons today to send her condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Chris Kaba.
The BBC reported yesterday that "Chris Kaba shot a man in a nightclub days before his death". Three other men have already been convicted over their involvement in the Hackney nightclub shooting and are in prison.
Chris Kaba also had other convictions which include affray and having an imitation firearm.
Labour MP Kim Johnson stood up in the House of Commons and said:
Madam Deputy Speaker, I'd like to thank the home secretary for her statement. I'd also like to send my condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of Chris Kaba. Particularly this week, while the media are using racist gang trips to justify the killing of Chris Kaba. 1,900 people have died in police custody since 1990. 1990. And I would say that the police do have protections.
You know, we know that our black communities are over policed and under supported. So can the home secretary give us assurances that we and our communities are kept safe and that extra protections are not given to the police because they already have the protections they need.
Police officer Martyn Blake was cleared of murder by a jury at the Old Bailey on Monday 21st October.
The jury in the murder trial of firearms officer Martyn Blake, 40, was not told about Mr Kaba’s criminal history.
The video of Kim Johnson in the House of Commons:
