An attempt to arrest a suspect turned tragic when police shot and killed a man in a confrontation that broke out in a Mwina village, Gamba, Tana River County.
Police had Saturday visited the village to arrest a suspect who was wanted for threatening to kill when the drama broke out.
A gang who were armed with crude weapons attacked the officers prompting them to open fire.
Police said out of the drama, one Maulid Guyo, 29 was fatally shot.
Two police officers complained they were injured.
The three officers who were involved in the drama were disarmed and arrested as part of investigations that are ongoing.
Police said they want to establish the circumstances under which the shooting took place.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigation.
And a man was shot and killed in an attack in Kangeta, Igembe, Meru County.
The police identified him as Douglas Mutharimi. An assailant armed with an M16 is said to have shot and killed the deceased in a confrontation on October 17.
Police said they are investigating the incident. The body is lying at a local mortuary pending an autopsy and other investigations.
The assailant is said to be a herder and operating in the area. Police said he escaped the scene.
And police arrested two suspects in connection with the robbery on two students at the Kaimosi Friends National Polytechnic in Vihiga County.
One of the students was seriously injured in the confrontation. The victim is in the hospital for attention.
Police responded to the scene and managed to arrest the two for grilling and other procedures.
The police say they have intensified operations in various places to address cases of armed robberies. There are more deployments to address the trend.
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