- According to police, they were ambushed outside the gate at around noon by two armed robbers.
- The two suspects escaped on a waiting motorcycle, police and witnesses said.
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Detectives are hunting for a gang that shot and killed a man who was delivering Sh420,000 to a construction site in Rabai, Kilifi County.
The driver’s boss survived the shooting and is nursing wounds in a hospital.
The boss was shot in both legs and hands in the Saturday afternoon incident, police said.
He was rushed to Mariakani sub-county hospital for treatment and later referred to Pandya Hospital Mombasa for surgery in stable condition.
The two were delivering the money to a construction site to pay workers for the day’s work when they were confronted by gunmen.
Police said the incident happened in the Kokotoni area where General Mills is constructing a structure.
The driver identified as George Omondi had together with his boss gone to a Mariakani bank to withdraw money.
According to police, they were ambushed outside the gate at around noon by two armed robbers.
They shot Omondi three times in the chest killing him. They disappeared with the cash.
The two suspects escaped on a waiting motorcycle, police and witnesses said.
The body of the deceased was moved to the mortuary awaiting autopsy.
Police visited the scene and recovered one spent cartridge of 9mm.
The detectives suspect an inside job in the robbery.
Efforts to get the gang are ongoing, police said adding a squad had been sent there to help in the probe.
Cases of armed robberies have been on the rise in the recent past amid calls on authorities to tame the trend.
Police want victims who are confronted by thugs to always cooperate for their safety.
Elsewhere, police in Yatta, Machakos county, are investigating an incident in which a man was murdered and his body dumped into a river.
The body was found in the river at Kiaoni market. It was found naked and fresh with a black T-shirt folded around the chest.
The body had visible injuries on the face and blood stains.
Police said they are investigating the murder in the incident.
The body is lying at a local mortuary.