Kisumu robbery: Suspect shot dead by police, two escape

Kisumu robbery: Suspect shot dead by police, two escape

Police in Kisumu on Sunday afternoon gunned down a suspected robber and recovered a pistol at Riat area in Kisumu East Sub-county.

Two others managed to escape during the operation near Ukweli Pastoral centre.

Kisumu County AP Commandant Joseph Kigen confirmed the incident saying police ambushed the alleged thugs in a bush hideout where they were drinking alcohol.

Mr. Kigen said the suspects had in the morning waylaid a lorry supplying gas cylinders along the Kisumu-Kakemega road and made away with Ksh.40,000.

He further said the suspects are part of a gang operating on a motorcycle terrorizing locals.

The commandant said police are now on a lookout for more criminals who are on the run as cases of insecurity in Kisumu continue to rise.

During Mashujaa Day celebrations, Kisumu County Commissioner Pauline Dola announced increased police patrols following several incidences of insecurity in the area.

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