CHRIS Kaba’s chilling last words to his friend before he was shot dead have been revealed, a court heard.
The 24-year-old rapper was killed by a single gunshot following a pursuit in Streatham, South London, on September 5, 2022.
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He had been trying to escape a police “hard stop” in his Audi when firearms officer Martyn Blake shot through his windscreen.
Blake is on trial accused of murdering Mr Kaba – something the officer denies.
Now, the court have heard how Kaba told a friend cops were behind him minutes before he was shot dead.
Elisha Fizul called her friend on WhatsApp 10 minutes before he was killed by Blake, the Old Bailey was told.
His last words before they lost contact were “Lish, one sec, I think there is police behind me”, jurors heard.
Kaba’s Audi registration had been linked to a firearms incident after reports a man had been seen with a shotgun the previous evening and gunshots were heard in Brixton, the Old Bailey was told, leading to police following the car.
In a statement read to the court, Ms Fizul said she had been friends with Mr Kaba for about two years before the fatal incident, on 5 September 2022.
She said: “I called Chris by WhatsApp at 8pm on 5 September. Unfortunately, he did not answer my call right away.
“Chris returned my call at 9.57pm. Chris told me that he was driving at the time he returned my call. I was at home.
“Chris and I were having a normal conversation. At some stage during the course of the conversation Chris stated ‘Lish, one sec, I think there is police behind me’.
“I continued talking to Chris. Chris did not respond and it was at that stage that I realised the call had been muted at Chris’s end.”
She continued: “I did not hang up the call right away. I continued to ask ‘can you hear me’, and ‘take me off mute’. The call ended at 10.07pm.
“I redialled within seconds to see if he would answer. He did not. I assumed Chris would call me back within ten minutes but he did not.
“I found out the following morning that Chris had passed away. I was and still am very shocked and saddened by Chris’s death.”
The trial has already heard Blake’s account of the shooting and the crucial 15 seconds in which Mr Kaba turned down Kirkstall Gardens, followed by three police cars, one unmarked and two marked.
Mr Kaba had tried to get away by driving forward and then reversing into a police car which had blocked him in, jurors have previously been told.
Metropolitan Police firearms officer Blake, 40, has denied his murder.
The trial was adjourned until Monday, when Blake is expected to give evidence in his defence.
