Suspect shot, killed in botched robbery in Githurai

Police said his two accomplices managed to escape in the Wednesday night shooting.

In Summary
  • Police said the men were attacking and robbing pedestrians when an alarm was raised.

  • According to police, they recovered a pistol loaded with two bullets.

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A suspected thug was shot and killed in a failed robbery mission in Githurai, Nairobi.

Police said his two accomplices managed to escape in the Wednesday night shooting.

Police said the men were attacking and robbing pedestrians when an alarm was raised.

According to police, they recovered a pistol loaded with two bullets.

Police say the body was moved to the mortuary pending identification and autopsy even as the hunt for the other suspected accomplices goes on.

Woman robbed Sh547,000 along Mombasa Road

Meanwhile, a suspected thug was arrested after he and his accomplice attacked and robbed a woman of Sh547,000 moments after she had left a bank along Mombasa Road, Nairobi.

Police however managed to recover Sh477,000 from the suspect in a dramatic operation in the nearby Mukuru slums.

The victim had Tuesday left the bank and walked towards Mombasa Road.

She however did not know a gang had monitored her activities in the bank and was ready to strike.

She told police a gang that was waiting outside the bank followed her and grabbed a bag containing the cash after punching her in the face.

The gang sped off in a salon car as the woman screamed for help from the public.

Police on patrol noticed the drama and joined the hunt as the car sped off with the occupants. But one who was carrying the cash was left at the scene.

He tried to escape on foot but was caught up by the public.

Police arrived at the scene and secured the money before taking the suspect into custody.

The car that the suspects used to escape had been parked outside the bank waiting to take off. A hunt on them is ongoing, police said.

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