A fatal shootout occurred between the police and an armed gang in Umoja Estate, Nakuru, resulting in the recovery of a LIAI rifle believed to have been used in a series of violent robberies.
The police team, consisting of officers from DCI headquarters, DCI Nakuru North, and OCS Lanet, conducted an ambush on the gang at their hideout.
According to the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), two gang members were fatally injured during the exchange of fire, while two others managed to escape with gunshot wounds. The police are currently in pursuit of the fugitive suspects. In addition to the LIAI rifle, other weapons and tools, including a panga, dagger, hammer, a pair of pliers, balaclavas, and spent cartridges, were recovered from the scene.
The Crime Scene Investigators have processed the crime scene, and the bodies of the deceased have been transferred to the Nakuru Annex Morgue pending identification.