Two armed gangsters killed in Shanzu during police chase
Members of the public at the scene in Shanzu, Mombasa County, on February 23, 2020, where police killed two armed gangsters. PHOTO | MOHAMED AHMED | NATION MEDIA GROUP
What you need to know:
- Kisauni Sub-County Police Commander Julius Kiragu said the two were killed during a chase.
- They were identified as Lawrence Juma and Muthiora Mutembei Clifford.
- A search found a pistol made in Turkey, serial number T1102 13E 02632.
Police shot and killed two armed gangsters in Shanzu, Mombasa County, on Sunday.
They were identified as Lawrence Juma and Muthiora Mutembei Clifford.
Kisauni Sub-County Police Commander Julius Kiragu said the two were killed during a chase.
He said they abandoned their car, a grey Toyota Axio, and started shooting at police while running away.
"We received information that the suspects were heading to Mtwapa to carry out attacks. Our officers gave them a chase and caught up with them here," Mr Kiragu said at the scene.
"They were running while shooting but they did not have enough bullets so our officers gunned them down."
The pistol made in Turkey that polic officers found after killing two armed gangsters in Shanzu, Mombasa County, on February 23, 2020. PHOTO | MOHAMED AHMED | NATION MEDIA GROUP
A search found a pistol made in Turkey, serial number T1102 13E 02632.
Mr Kiragu said the gangsters were with two others who alighted in town.
He said police believed they were behind recent attacks on M-Pesa shops in Kisauni.
One of them was released on a Sh30,000 bond in a case involving theft of a vehicle in Nakuru.
