- According to police and witnesses, a gang of two had been attacking and robbing pedestrians in Kisumu Ndogo area.
- They had then stabbed and wounded two men in one of the robbery incidents.
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A gunman who had stabbed and injured two men in a robbery was shot and killed by police after a chase in Nairobi’s Korogocho slums.
A pistol and a knife were recovered from the slain suspect in the April 2 incident, police said.
According to police and witnesses, a gang of two had been attacking and robbing pedestrians in Kisumu Ndogo area.
They had then stabbed and wounded two men in one of the robbery incidents.
According to police, the gang also stole mobile phones and cash from the victims who had resisted their orders hence prompting the stabbing in the stomach.
Police on patrol were alerted prompting a chase, which ended up at the nearby Nairobi River where one of the suspects was shot and killed.
His accomplice managed to escape the scene, police said.
"The two victims were taken to Mama Lucy Hospital where they were admitted in stable condition," Nairobi police boss Adamson Bungei said.
The body of the suspect was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy.
Police say they have enhanced operations in the city to address cases of violent robberies.
The police also want victims of robberies to cooperate whenever attacked for the sake of their safety.
Westlands
Meanwhile, a suspect who tried to snatch a mobile phone from a pedestrian along Rhapta Road in Westlands, Nairobi was stoned to death.
The suspect was riding on a motorcycle with a rider and had stopped along the road and tried to snatch the gadget when an alarm was raised.
This attracted the attention of other pedestrians and bodaboda riders on the road who joined the chase as he tried to escape the scene.
Police said he was chased and cornered a few meters away and stoned to death.
Police said they arrived at the scene minutes later and found the man's body lying there.
Police discourage mob lynching and term it criminal.
They want suspects caught to be surrendered to authorities for processing.
Mwiki
Police in Mwiki are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating on the Nairobi River in the Mwiki area.
Police said they visited the scene and found the body of an unknown man aged about 40 lying dead along the said river.
Preliminary findings show the body was washed there by raging waters.
It is suspected he died elsewhere and was washed to the area.
Police said they are investigating if the man drowned or was killed and thrown into the water.