Shocking! Police Boss Shot Dead By Two Junior Police Officers

 

A newly posted Kericho Deputy County Criminal Investigation officer, Charles Mugambi was shot dead on Thursday by two junior police officers in Kenya.

 

According to reports, the police boss was shot in his car in Palaat at the border of Kisumu and Kericho. The navy-blue Subaru Outback in which Mugambi and two of his colleagues were riding in had at least six bullet holes. Five of the bullets passed through the driver's door while one of the bullets blew off the roof of the vehicle. 

 

Standard reports that Mugambi was transferred to Kericho from Kinangop three months ago. Mugambi is said to have been driving the vehicle at the time of his death, as a pool of drying blood was found on the seat.

 

Speaking about the incident, Kericho County Police Commander Adiel Nyange said the trio were on official duty patrolling the Kericho–Kisumu highway at the time of the shooting.

 

"We received a call from the public that there had been a shoot-out at the scene and dispatched a team to investigate the matter and they found the senior officer bleeding from gun wounds and was rushed to Kericho Siloam Hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival," said Mr Nyange. Two officers have since been arrested over the killing. 

 

The Thursday morning incident is the first ever reported shooting incident among members of the police force in the county. "Investigations are undergoing to establish the real cause of the incident. As of now we cannot pre-empt the investigations until the whole picture emerges," said Nyange. The two officers' guns were taken to ballistics experts "to determine the actual murder weapon and its owner".