Four suspected thugs shot dead in Karen, AK47 rifle recovered

A student died after allegedly drinking ethanol in a school laboratory in Trans Nzoia. /THE STAR
A student died after allegedly drinking ethanol in a school laboratory in Trans Nzoia. /THE STAR

Four suspected thugs were this morning shot dead in Karen, Nairobi and AK47 rifle with eight bullets recovered.

The gang, according to Police, had stolen a car from Kayole and was planning to commit a robbery in Karen.

A mobile phone that had been stolen from a man in Kayole was also recovered.

On Monday night, three suspected thugs were killed in separate incidents in the Nairobi.

Two were lynched by a mob in Embakasi while the third one was shot in Huruma after a botched robbery.

The two were part of a gang that had been attacking and robbing residents when an alarm was raised.

In Mombasa, a businessman was shot dead by a lone gangster in

Utange

area.

The gangster confronted the businessman at his shop and shot him before making away with an unknown amount of money.

Area police boss Christopher Rotich said the suspect is believed to be among a gang of young men behind a series of robberies and stabbing of innocent residents within the county.

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