- One of them dropped a Retay Falcon pistol with no ammunition and a kitchen knife, which were recovered, police said.
- The gang rode off into darkness in the Saturday night incident as police fired at them in vain.
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Detectives are hunting for suspected gangsters who dropped a pistol as they escaped from a team of police that was in their pursuit in Mlolongo, Athi River.
Police said the gang was part of a three-man gang that was on a motorcycle attacking and robbing pedestrians and motorists in Mlolongo Phase Three.
The team flagged down the rider but he instead sped off prompting a chase, police said.
The gang rode off into darkness in the Saturday night incident as police fired at them in vain.
One of them dropped a Retay Falcon pistol with no ammunition and a kitchen knife, which were recovered, police said.
Police said no injuries were reported on the side of the chasing team but the suspects were wounded.
A team of detectives is pursuing the gang.
The area has been experiencing a rise in violent crime and police suspect the gang was behind the trend.
Meanwhile, a taxi that had been stolen in Embakasi area, Nairobi was recovered in Ahero, Kisumu.
The car was robbed by a driver who had picked up a passenger at the Taj Mall area to Ruai.
The driver told police upon reaching the said destination, the two occupants were joined by two other men who turned out to be thugs.
The gang bundled the driver into the car and drove with him.
He said they robbed him of Sh300, a mobile phone and his driver's license.
He was later dropped at Mutarakwa area in Maimahiu and drove off with the car before he reported the matter.
The car was later circulated and intercepted at Ahero area in Kisumu.
The driver and three passengers were headed for Kisumu when they realized they were being trailed.
Police said the occupants of the car sped off from a roadblock that had been laid in the area and later escaped on foot.
They abandoned the car on the roadside as police pursued them and escaped.
A hunt on the men is ongoing, police said.
The suspects had used a mobile phone to book the car for their intended trip from Embakasi to Ruai where the driver was attacked first, which helped police to pursue them.