A police officer shot and killed two people in a drama that broke out in a bar in Juakali area, Turbo, Uasin Gishu County.
Another person was shot and injured in the drama that happened on Thursday June 26, at night.
The constable of police from Tembeleo police station in Moiben Sub County was later arrested and disarmed as he tried to escape the scene of crime, police said.
According to police and revelers at the bar, the police officer identified as Eric Kirui went to a joint called Kokwet while armed with an AK47 rifle and opened fire.
This led to the death of one Caroline Malakwen who the officer was cohabiting with as a wife and was the owner of Kokwet pub and one Ignatius Kipchumba alias Mwala.
He also shot and wounded another person who was there, police said.
The victim was injured in the head by what police believed to be a ricochet and rushed to hospital, where he was admitted in stable condition.
Police said they rushed to the scene and found their colleague trying to escape and was disarmed of his rifle, which had 22 bullets.
It was later confirmed the officer was issued with the firearm for night duties on Thursday, but instead he took a bodaboda, which he possibly used to get to get to the scene.
He is believed to have been trailing the woman.
The two bodies were removed to MTRH hospital mortuary in Eldoret pending post-mortem.