Some officers withdraw from duties after a colleague was accused of the murder of an unarmed man.
An increasing number of Metropolitan Police officers are stepping back from firearms duties after a marksman was charged with the murder of Chris Kaba.The officer, who has not been named, appeared in court on Thursday.
The Met Police said firearms officers were concerned the Crown Prosecution Service decision to charge the officer "signals a shift in the way the decisions they take in the most challenging circumstances will be judged". The Met added it has a "significant firearms capability and we continue to have armed officers deployed in communities across London as well as at other sites including Parliament, diplomatic premises, airports".
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