A day after a civilian man attacked and snatched a gun from a police officer before attempting to run away with it, new details have emerged on the sequence of events.
According to reports, the civilian man who is now deceased attacked the police officer with a machete in Emali, Makueni County and now new details about another civilian who was shot in the drama have emerged.
Latest reports from the incident claim that a woman, Damaris Sikuku was badly shot in the melee and was admitted with a gunshot injury after she was caught in the middle of the chaos.
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“During the incident, Damaris Sikuku aged 35 years old was shot in the right shoulder. She was rushed to Emali sub-county hospital where she was treated and discharged.”
The drama happened when an unknown man aged 35 years old crept to an officer who was guarding Kwitu DT Sacco in Emali and attacked him before snatching his gun.
Police said the man was armed with a panga that he had concealed by tucking it inside his trousers. He removed the panga and cut the officer on the forehead inflicting him a deep cut. He has since been taken to Nairobi for specialised treatment.
The attacker then snatched the officer’s AK47 firearm with 30 rounds of ammunition and started running away while shooting to scare off the public. Police with the help of the public pursued the suspect and recovered the firearm with 23 rounds and the panga.
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However, police claim that they were overpowered by the mob who stoned the suspect to death. His body was moved to Kilome maternity hospital mortuary awaiting postmortem and identification.