Utawala -Police Gunned down car robber and three escaped in Utawala

Police in Utawala recovered a gun which belongs to a car robber. PHOTO | DCI

DCI recover a lorry and a private car believed to have been stolen. The investigative followed a suspected car before shoot out started.

A MAN was shot dead last night and three others escaped following a shoot out with Detectives pursuing a STOLEN Lorry. Upon searching the vehicle, a Ceska Pistol with rounds of ammunition was recovered. The vehicle was confirmed to have been stolen from Utawala area on 22/7/2019.

The Detectives who had intelligence that the vehicle was stolen, stopped it but the driver defied the order and even tried to run over the police vehicle. The suspects then drove off with officers in hot pursuit. An exchange of fire ensued at Utalii College and the man was fatally shot.

Three of his accomplices abandoned the stolen Motor Vehicle and escaped towards Mathare slums. The vehicle, ammunitions and Czeska Pistol kept as Exhibits.