Protests after KMTC student is fatally shot dead in Huruma, Nairobi
Locals said the woman identified as Sheryl Adhiambo was shot dead Saturday night, allegedly by police in Huruma Ngei I, Nairobi.
Locals said the woman identified as Sheryl Adhiambo was shot dead Saturday night, allegedly by police in Huruma Ngei I, Nairobi.
She was hit by a stray bullet as police pursued a suspected thug in the area.
Her killing has sparked protests where local residents engaged police in running battles overnight up to Sunday morning.
At least three cars were burnt and the local police station was vandalised in the chaos.
Sheryl was a first-year student at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), locals said.
She had just finished her exams and was home to help her mum at a fish kiosk when the incident happened. Police said they were investigating the shooting.
Activities came to a halt on Saturday night and Sunday morning as residents protested the shooting of the woman.
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Angry residents blocked roads, lit fires, and torched property, including buses and business stalls.
Gangs took advantage of the chaos to loot shops.
Security agencies later moved in to restore calm and shot in the air to be able to remove the body from the scene.
This was after the move removed the body from the primary scene while protesting the killing.
The police managed to remove the body to the mortuary pending an autopsy.
Tension remained high in the area on Sunday, even as police kept patrolling there.
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