Police shoot dead three gangsters in Machakos

Police shoot dead three gangsters in Machakos

Police in Machakos on Thursday shot dead three suspected gangsters at Miwani estate after they were caught committing crimes in the area.

Law enforcement officers also managed to recover a home-made pistol and a machete from the slain suspects.

Confirming the incident, Machakos OCPD Adiel Nyange said the suspects were among a gang of five people who were accosted by police in the estate and engaged in a shoot-out, leading to their deaths.

Police have also launched a manhunt for two other suspects who escaped during the shoot-out.

Nyange revealed that the suspects were part of a gang that was terrorising the residents of Katelembo, Kenya Israel and Miwani estates and warned that the law will catch up with the rest of the gang.

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