- Elsewhere, police are looking for a gang that shot and injured a man in the hand during a robbery mission in the Riruta area, Nairobi.
- The man was shot before he was robbed of his Samsung mobile phone and Sh65,000 he had.
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A wanted suspected thug was Saturday evening shot dead after a dramatic chase by police along Jogoo Road, Nairobi.
The suspect was popularly known as The Man De Free and was wanted for a series of robbery and murder claims in the city, police said.
He had among others last Wednesday, January 17, according to police, shot and killed a 20-year-old student in the Kibera slums area during a robbery mission.
Come Saturday, the suspect was spotted by undercover police and tried to escape on foot prompting a chase towards the Kaloleni area.
Police said he was shot as he escaped and an identification document bearing the name of Fredrick Dola was found on him.
A homemade pistol and a spent cartridge were also recovered at the scene, police said.
In the shooting of the 20-year-old student, police explained the deceased was attacked on Wednesday, January 17 morning as he walked home after watching a football match at a local joint.
He told police and good Samaritans who took him to the hospital that the gunmen shot him five times as he struggled with them.
The gang later disappeared into the slum after robbing him of his mobile phone.
The shooting happened after he resisted orders to surrender his mobile phone and cash as ordered.
This prompted a brief fight and shooting.
He was later rushed to Mbagathi Hospital where he succumbed as he was being attended to prompting the police action which left the suspect dead days later.
Elsewhere, police are looking for a gang that shot and injured a man in the hand during a robbery mission in the Riruta area, Nairobi.
The man was shot before he was robbed of his Samsung mobile phone and Sh65,000 he had.
The incident happened on Thursday, January 18 morning as the victim walked home.
He told police a gang riding on a motorcycle confronted him as he walked home along Ngina Road.
One of the robbers produced a pistol shot the man in his left hand and robbed before they rode off to an unknown destination.
He was rushed to Eagles Hospital where he was treated and discharged in fair condition. Police visited the scene and recovered one spent cartridge of 9mm.