A suspected thug was shot dead in a botched robbery in the Mihango area, Nairobi.
His accomplice surrendered after realizing police had shot his colleague in the Thursday morning incident, police said.
Police had intercepted a motorcycle in the SDA area which had earlier on been robbed by the owner in Boston area.
A rider and his pillion passenger tried to escape the scene prompting police to shoot one of them.
The other suspect surrendered and was arrested.
He told police he did not want to die and was ready to be taken to jail. A homemade gun was recovered from the suspects, police said.
The area is near where a police officer had earlier been shot and killed by suspected thugs.
No arrest has been made so far but police say they have profiled the gang behind the shooting.
Police believe the gang was on a robbery spree in the area when they met and killed Constable David Mayaka of Makadara DCI.
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