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Matungulu Sub-County Police Commander Peter Gichohi said the suspected criminals were ordered to surrender but opened fire on the police triggering a gun battle. [Erastus Mulwa, Standard]
Police in Matungulu have gunned down one suspected gangster and recovered an AK-47 assault rifle in a dramatic shootout at Masokani shopping centre along Kennol-Koma road Friday evening.
One gangster managed to escape on foot with gunshot wounds, leaving behind a Toyota Harrier vehicle that they were driving before the deadly confrontation with the law enforcers.
Addressing journalists at the scene of the incident, Matungulu Sub-County Police Commander, Peter Gichohi, said the suspected criminals, whom security officers were trailing, were ordered to surrender. Still, they instead opened fire on the police, triggering a gun battle.
