Three suspected robbers shot dead in Kirinyaga

Three suspected robbers shot dead in Kirinyaga

Three suspected gangsters were Sunday morning shot dead by police at Kerugoya Town in Kirinyaga County.

Confirming the midnight incident, Kirinyaga Administration Police Commander Wilfred Malwa Chacha said the armed robbers were breaking into the offices of Fortune Sacco, when a night guard raised an alarm alerting police who were on night patrol.

According to the police boss, three of the suspects were gunned down on the spot, one was arrested while an unknown number managed to escape.

The nabbed suspect was taken to Kerugoya Police Station as further investigations continue.

The AP commander said they recovered crude weapons including machetes, knives and gas cylinders at the crime scene

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