A suspected gunman was shot and killed by police following a tense standoff in Nairobi’s Mathare slums on Tuesday night.
The incident unfolded when officers responded to reports of a man brandishing a pistol and threatening locals in Mathare North Area Three.
According to police, the suspect, later identified as Kenneth Mwangi Njeri, had also been implicated in a previous case of violent robbery.
Upon seeing the police arrive, the suspect attempted to flee and took refuge inside a residential house, sparking a dramatic pursuit.
Nairobi police commander Adamson Bungei stated that during the standoff, which lasted around 30 minutes, the gunman fired at the officers as they surrounded the building.
Despite his efforts to hold his ground, the police eventually stormed the house and fatally shot the suspect.
At the scene, authorities recovered a Falcon pistol with a single live bullet, as well as an empty cartridge.
The suspect’s body was transported to the mortuary for post-mortem examination, and further investigations are underway to gather more details about his involvement in other criminal activities.
In a separate incident in Kikuyu, Kiambu County, police were forced to shoot and deflate the tyres of a lorry that evaded a roadblock on the Rironi-Nairobi highway.
The driver of the lorry, which was found to be overloaded with 7,800 kilograms, ignored police orders to stop, prompting a high-speed chase.
As the pursuit intensified, the lorry began to stall on a steep section of the road and reversed, crashing into a police vehicle in the process.
In a quick response, officers jumped out of their vehicle and shot at the lorry’s rear tyres, causing it to come to a halt.
The driver fled the scene on foot, and the lorry was impounded at the local police station for further investigation.
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