Freelance reporter and late editorMetropolitan police firearms officers are handing in their weapons and refusing to go out on armed patrols and over the decision toIt claimed more than 70 police marksmen want time to consider whether or not they wish to still carry a gun following the Crown Prosecution Service’s decision.
It said as result of the exodus of officers, the Met is being supported by neighbouring forces, who have agreed to loan it some of its armed officers if it needs them. Mr Kaba died aged 24 in Streatham Hill, south-east London, after the officer shot him through a car windscreen.senior officers, including the Met commissioner, Sir Mark Rowley, have held talks with the firearms teams to discuss the implications of the decision to charge their colleague with murder.
A spokesman for the force said in a statement: “Senior officers, including the commissioner, have been meeting with firearms officers in recent days as they reflect on the CPS decision to charge NX121 with murder.