This archive report was first published on 25 June 2020.
On Wednesday night, a man sneaked into the Eastern region headquarters in Embu town and stole a car tyre from outside a store.
According to eyewitnesses, the suspect forced his way into the headquarters and took one tyre, which was left outside a store.
However, as he was walking away with his loot, one of the officers on duty spotted him and ordered him to surrender, but he allegedly defied and took off.
It was then that the officer opened fire, killing the suspect on the spot.
The body of the suspect, who has not been identified, was later collected and taken to Embu Referral Hospital mortuary.
Embu County Police Commander Daniel Rukunga confirmed that the suspect was fatally shot and said investigations had commenced.
"Officers from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations are piecing up information with a view to establishing the truth of the matter," he said.
A police officer at the headquarters, who wished to remain anonymous, revealed that tyres had been disappearing from the area without the knowledge of the administrators.
"Nine tyres had been stolen until on Wednesday night when the thief was caught red-handed and killed," the officer said.
Published on June 25, 2020, at 15:32:37.
