Suspect threatening to harm her mother fatally shot dead
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Police responding to a distress call shoots dead a suspect threatening to harm their 68-year-old mother
Police responding to a distress call shoots dead a suspect threatening to harm their 68-year-old mother.
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot in Mukwa village, Kakamega County, on Tuesday, February 20, following an altercation with the police.
Officers responded to a distress call from the deceased’s older brother, who said that his younger sibling was threatening to hurt their 68-year-old mother, according to a police report from the Navakholo Police Station.
The man, who had a history of drug usage, had a knife, a jembe, and a panga with him. He was chasing his mother around the compound with the intention of seriously hurting her.
Upon arrival at the scene, the team of officers led by Navokholo OCS Kennedy Odongo found a frantic mother, and the suspect in her pursuit.
Police officers intervened to calm the suspect, but he redirected his anger towards the OCS, attempting to strike him on the head with the jembe.
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The OCS evaded the blow, using his right hand to block it, but unfortunately sustained two broken fingers in the process as he fell to the ground.
The suspect persisted and aimed to cut the OCS who was still down, and in the process, the OCS shot him fatally in the chest.
The two were rushed to the Navakholo sub-county hospital where the suspect was declared dead on arrival, as the OCS was attended to and referred to the Kakamega County General Referral Hospital for further treatment.
The Police have launched further investigations into what transpired before the incident, as the body of the suspect was moved to Kakamega County General Referral Hospital mortuary where it will await a postmortem examination.
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