A gun that was stolen from a police officer in Naivasha on November 16, 2020, in an armed robbery was recovered from a slain suspect in Nairobi’s Eastleigh area.
The suspect was shot dead after he and an accomplice confronted a police officer in a robbery on Saturday night.
The two who were on a motorbike had confronted a corporal of police as he walked from a mosque in Ushirika estate, at around 9pm.
Police and witnesses said the duo ransacked his pockets making away with his mobile phone, wallet and other valuables before one of them fired at the detective missing his left ear by a whisker.
However, in a quick rejoinder, the detective based at a specialised unit at DCI headquarters whipped out his firearm and shot dead the thug.
The body was moved to the mortuary.
The accomplice quickly jumped on the getaway motorbike but it failed to start forcing him to jump into a water culvert by the roadside, as the officer shot toward him.
Police said a Jericho pistol with six live rounds of 9mm calibre was recovered from the slain thug.
Preliminary investigations by detectives based at the DCI National Forensic Laboratory - Ballistic Unit, have since identified the firearm as a police firearm that was snatched from a senior police officer.
The officer was accosted at the entrance to his home at Lakeview estate as he retired for the night, after overseeing the enforcement of curfew orders at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The officer was left unconscious with injuries inflicted on his head.
Quick action by well-wishers who had rushed him to the hospital saved his life.
At the scene of the attack on Saturday, one spent cartridge of 9mm calibre and a black motorcycle were impounded.
The attack comes in the wake of increased deployment of undercover detectives in the city, as police take steps to destabilise criminal gangs that regroup after general election.
Meanwhile, detectives have cautioned medical practitioners to be on the lookout for a short, well-built middle-aged man, with a bullet-riddled thigh to report to detectives immediately.
Edited by Kiilu Damaris
