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A Man shot dead by police after a chase in South London has been named locally as 23-year-old rapper Chris Kaba.

Mr Kaba was shot after a pursuit of a " suspect vehicle" that ended in Kirkstall Gardens, Streatham Hill , at about 21:50 BST on Monday.

Pastor Rachel Swaby said Mr Kaba was a rapper known as Madix and part of the MOBO-nominated drill group 67.

Kim Alleyne, 49, whose daughter Karima Waite was engaged to Mr Kaba, said he had been due to become a father.

She Said : " He was so loved. He was so funny. He was super-kind. Crazy. He was always happy. He'd do anything For You . "

She added: " He was a fiancé, he was due to Get Married in five months' time. He's got a baby on The Way that he's never going to see.

" It's horrible and so shocking and so sad. "

She questioned why Mr Kaba was shot, adding that Her Daughter was " in a tremendous amount of pain". Ms Alleyne sad had Her Daughter 's fiancé been white he would have been given " a chance to Get Out The Car ".

Ms Swaby, a pastor at New Park Road Baptist Church, told The Bbc she felt " physically sick" learning about the death of Mr Kaba.

She Said : " He was a young person in the community, obviously a talented rapper.

" He had a Young Family on The Way and it just feels like his life has been Cut Short for no Reason . . I think something needs to be done to hold police to account. "

Mr Kaba's cousin Jefferson Bosela, 27, described the rapper as a " loving, good person".

Speaking to The Bbc , He Said : " I've put it Out There he wasn't perfect… but regardless of that nobody deserves to be killed by The Police unless there is an imminent or direct threat to The Public , which at that moment In Time , from what I'm hearing, he was not. "

During The Chase , police used a tactic where they collided with The Car they were pursuing to force it to stop.

Locals said they heard gunshots and a police helicopter hovering overhead.

A Man , who lives on nearby New Park Road and wanted to remain anonymous, said: " The bang was really loud. I was in My House with my gaming headphones on and I Heard it. "

Another man, who lives in Kirkstall Road and asked not to be named, said: " I Heard what sounded like one or two gunshots And Then a lot of commotion. "

Mr Kaba died in hospital about two hours after he was shot.

Floral tributes have been laid at The Scene .

Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Streatham, said tensions were rising in the area following The Shooting and called for police to release more information about What Happened .

" People are drawing their own conclusions, " the Labour politician said.

" They're Looking Back at What Happened with Mark Duggan , Looking Back to 2011, and again Looking Back at The Time when we don't get The Information that we need about an incident on the basis that it's being investigated. "

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has opened an investigation, As Is standard after a police shooting.

The Independent body, which oversees police complaints in England and Wales, confirmed One Shot was fired from a police issue firearm.

IOPC investigators said they were examining police footage and CCTV from the area, as well as carrying out house-to-house inquiries.

Sal Naseem, IOPC London regional director, said: " When The Police use fatal force it is important that there is a robust, independent investigation to establish all of the circumstances surrounding What Happened .

" It is natural that the community wants answers quickly but I would ask that people refrain from speculation that may be unhelpful to all of those affected. "

A post-mortem examination, which will determine a provisional cause of death, is set to take place.

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