On Monday, Scotland Yard confirmed that the officer in question had been suspended from his frontline duties. Chris Campa was shot by armed officers / PA Medium But a source within the firearms command is quoted as telling The Telegraph: “There is real anger in the ranks about this.
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“They’re all volunteers and increasingly feel ‘what’s the point of doing this if our bosses don’t have our backs.’ “This is a decision taken to appease public anger pure and simple. “Some of them have just had enough and said ‘that’s it, we’re out.’ The source said the officers in question would continue on duty during the Queen’s funeral operations, but have since resigned. Chris Kaba’s parents, Prosper Kaba and Helen Nkama, called the Met shooting unjustified and racist. / BBC The Metropolitan Police Federation, which represents more than 30,000 police officers in London, said it supported a “brave firearms colleague and his family”. They added in a statement posted on Twitter: “Being a firearms officer in London is one of the toughest jobs in the world.” “Officers – volunteers – know the responsibility/responsibility involved and deserve our support. Ill-informed comments from those in positions of authority after any tragic incident are unwarranted “The Metropolitan Police Federation is supporting a brave firearms colleague who was involved in a recent incident in South London – and we are also supporting his family. Our thoughts are with all those affected.” It came as Mind, a charity which has delivered mental health support workshops for hundreds of Met officers, released a message of support to people affected by Chris Kaba’s murder. The killing has sparked outrage / PA Medium He said, “We need to talk about Chris Campa. The killing of an unarmed black man by a police officer is hard to tolerate. “Especially when young black men are disproportionately dying at the hands of the police. Queen’s death is dominating the news right now, but Chris Kaba deserves our attention. “Racist trauma is real. And events like the death of Chris Kaba can be incredibly energizing. If you are struggling with the news, please get in touch. We are here for you.” The IOPC said officers pursued the car because an ANPR camera indicated it had been linked to a firearms incident in the previous days. He later said the vehicle was not registered to him. Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, his cousin, Jefferson Bosella, said: ‘The family found out at 11 o’clock [after he died]so his mom would have woken up and gone to work, not knowing her son was no longer alive.” In response, Scotland Yard said: “It was an absolute priority to inform Mr Kaba’s family of the incident. we acknowledge that there was a delay as we tried to locate them. Our thoughts and condolences remain with them on their loss.” Jefferson Bosella, told the BBC the officer should have been suspended once a homicide investigation began on Friday. Speaking on behalf of the family, Mr Bosela told Radio 4’s Today programme: “We welcome this decision but, to be honest, I think once the second criminal investigation was opened it should have been suspended from there. “You know, first we wanted a criminal investigation and that took four days, and then the suspended officer took another two days. “So there seems to be no urgency in their dealings with this rather tragic matter.”
