Shock as a police officer shoots himself dead at work station
A police officer died by suicide after shooting himself at his place of work at Kyuso police station, Kitui County
A police officer died by suicide after shooting himself at his place of work at Kyuso police station, Kitui County.
The incident happened on Monday, December 2 morning after constable Isaac Wesonga had been issued with a firearm for the day’s work.
The motive of the incident is yet to be known, police said.
Wesonga had been issued with the firearm alongside his colleague when he stepped out of the cell sentry office and shot himself at the report office in the chin.
The bullet exited on the head killing him on the spot.
Police said they are investigating the suicide incident.
The body was moved to the local mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
Elsewhere in Thika, Kiambu County, a police officer was found dead in his house.
The body of Constable Samuel Chege attached to the Railways police station in Thika was found long after he had died.
The body did not have any visible injuries when it was found, police said.
The body was moved to the mortuary pending autopsy and other investigations.
The incidents come days after a police officer was found dead after a suspected suicide incident in Nyeri Town.
The incident happened on Saturday, November 30 at the Nyeri Central Sub County offices.
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Constable George Kimiti Gichuki was the armourer at the Administration Police Service offices where he died.
He is said to have his AK47 rifle to shoot himself in the chest.
The bullet went through the back killing him instantly, police said.
Police said the body had a single bullet hole through the left side of the chest.
The bullet exited on the upper left side of the back.
The body had no other visible injuries and an AK47 rifle without a magazine was recovered lying beside him.
The detached magazine with 19 bullets was found at the scene.
Police said a spent cartridge and a bloodstained projectile suspected to have exited from the body were recovered on the floor.
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