The 24-year-old was shot dead during a police operation in south London on 5 September 2022.
The 24-year-old construction worker was months away from becoming a father when he died
The police watchdog said the officer and Mr Kaba's family had been notified of the decision on Wednesday morning. He died after he was struck by a single gunshot fired by a Met Police officer into the vehicle he was driving just before 23:00 BST, an inquest was told.Image caption,In a joint statement, Mr Kaba's family said they welcomed the charging decision, "which could not have come too soon".
Rosemary Ainslie, head of the CPS special crime division, said the CPS had conducted a "thorough review of the evidence".The officer is currently suspended from duty and the Met said it would consider misconduct matters after criminal proceedings have concluded.
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