Two dangerous and armed Criminals who stole firearm from police gunned down
Detectives yesterday afternoon gunned down two armed and dangerous criminals. Of the two, one was a criminal by the name Masood Kimani who stole a firearm from a Police officer on duty two days ago.
“Our eagle-eyed sleuths have been in hot pursuit of one Masood Kimani, who had the courage to snatch a firearm from a Police Officer who was on duty, yesterday evening.” DCI Boss Kinoti stated.
The officer & his two colleagues were handling an unruly crowd at Bee Centre, when the criminal who was a motorbike pillion passenger snatched the firearm.Detectives were immediately deployed and have been on his trail, since then.
With stealth and precision, Masood was yesterday afternoon cornered alongside an accomplice in Kayole, along spine road. When they were challenged to surrender themselves to the detectives, Masood opened fire, promoting police officers to return fire maximumly, killing him on the spot.
His accomplice was lucky to escape but not for long. Detectives gave chase and injured him fatally at Dandora bridge, after he failed to surrender. The stolen Police firearm a Ceska Pistol, loaded with 12 rounds of 9mm caliber, was recovered from Masood.
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Also recovered from the second suspect identified as Dan was a Jericho Pistol. Kinoti has thanked members of the public who volunteered with information and helped officers in identifying the suspects.