NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 15 — Detectives in Nairobi have gunned down a suspected criminal believed to be responsible for a series of robberies in Nairobi’s Eastland’s area.
Police said the suspect was shot dead in Mathare’s Mlango Kubwa area on Tuesday night following a fierce exchange of fire with security agents.
“The thug only known as Vinnie was destined for tragic fate as he walked into a trap laid by the top crime busters falling for it hook, line and sinker,” the Directorate of Criminal Investigations said Wednesday.
The DCI said that their Starehe-based detectives who had been trailing the suspect shot him when he defied orders to surrender and began firing at them indiscriminately.
“Nonetheless, his shots missed our men who had taken cover in a drainage trench, prompting the section commander to return the provocation with lethal accuracy,” the DCI said.
The fallen thug who was on the radar of the security agencies for the past few months had violently snatched a motorbike from a boda boda rider.
Detectives say the suspect was also part of an upcoming gang responsible for a series of armed robberies within Pangani, Mathare, Eastleigh and Huruma areas.
A Retay Falcon Pistol loaded with two rounds of 9mm calibre and five spent cartridges were recovered following the shootout.
The suspect’s body is lying at City Mortuary awaiting post mortem, identification and collection.
