Shauri Moyo Police Station in Nairobi has been set ablaze by a group of rowdy youths demanding answers over the shooting dead of a 17-year-old boy.
The 17-year-old boy is said to be a form-three student.
The chaos, which started on Wednesday morning, also saw two police cars burnt and bonfires lit on the road.
At the time of going to press, police were firing tear gas canisters at the group of youths in the area in a spirited bid to arrest the situation.
According to Nairobi police commander George Sedah, there were incidents of criminality in the protests and property had been burnt.
"They have set ablaze Shauri Moyo police station. Firefighters are at the scene to put out the fire though the youths are still pelting stones at them," Sedah said.
He said the protests stemmed from an incident on Tuesday night where a shooting happened at Majengo Social Hall area involving undercover police officers and a group of youths.
Police had stopped a group of youths for a random search on suspicion of trafficking drugs.
They were targeting a well-known suspect who was among the group.
In the drama, the suspect resisted and raised an alarm, shouting for help from a group that was coming from a mosque.
The police said the group attacked and chased the officers, forcing one of them to shoot for protection.
It was then that one person was shot and injured in the head and was rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to the injuries.
Police said one of the police officers involved in the confrontation had serious injuries in the hip, hand and back.
