A police officer from Matunda police station in Kakamega committed suicide on Thursday.
Nzoia police patrol base boss Jomo Japya said that while at his house, he heard a gun shot from the report office direction.
He called other officers and they headed to the report office where they found Richard Wahome, who was on duty, lying down in a pool of blood after committed suicide by shooting himself with his rifle AK 47 S/NO. 794007.
Two empty cartridges were recovered at the scene.
He said that investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of death.
