A motorcycle pillion passenger suspected to have snatched a pistol from a police officer on Monday night has been gunned down. The suspect identified as Masood Kimani had snatched the officer’s firearm as he and his accomplices were controlling a rowdy crowd along Spine road in Kayole near Bee Centre. On Tuesday evening, detectives who had been in hot pursuit of the main suspect was cornered alongside an accomplice in Kayole, along spine road. The stolen Police firearm a Ceska Pistol, loaded with 12 rounds of 9mm caliber, was recovered from Masood while a Jericho Pistol was recovered from the second suspect identified as Dan. “DCI thanks members of the public who volunteered information and helped our officers in identifying the suspects,” they added.

Source: Daily Nation December 30, 2020 09:11 UTC