Grief and questions after UK police kill Chris Kaba, a Black man

Black Lives Matter protesters observe one minute of silence in front of New Scotland Yard building in central London demanding justice for 24 year old Chris Kaba, who was shot dead by the police last week, London, UK, September 10 [Maja Smiejkowska/Reuters]

London, United Kingdom – The police killing of a Black man – 24-year-old father and aspiring rapper Chris Kaba – has reignited a national conversation about racism within the British police force and stirred fears among the country’s Black communities.

On September 5, at about 10pm, Kaba was fatally shot by police after a car chase in Streatham Hill, a south London district.