Gunmen kill two police reservists in Wajir hospital attack

A map of Wajir town where gunmen attacked a private hospital and shot dead two police reservists on December 22, 2014. PHOTO | GOOGLE MAPS

What you need to know:

  • One of them died on the spot while the other succumbed two injuries hours later while being treated at the hospital.
  • The attackers, who police described as bandits, stole rifles from the reservists before escaping.

Two police reservists were shot dead by unknown gunmen in Wajir town on Monday night.

The reservists were guarding a private hospital in Wajir when gunmen attacked at 8.30 pm.

One of them died on the spot while the other succumbed to injuries hours later while being treated at the hospital.

The attackers, who police described as bandits, stole rifles from the reservists before escaping.

Security personnel were deployed to the area after the incident but no arrests had been made by Tuesday morning.