This archive report was first published on 6 July 2021.
Shooting Suspect to Face Charges ¶
On July 6, 2021, a man surrendered to authorities after shooting two police officers and a woman at Quivers Lounge in Nairobi.
The suspect will be charged with attempted murder for the shooting that occurred on Friday night at around 9:30pm.
According to Mr. Obadiah Kuria, the head of the Special Crimes Unit at the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), detectives will seek more time to complete investigations into the shootings.
"We are processing him to establish whether he is a licensed gun holder, even as we check on the status of two of his victims that suffered critical injuries," said Mr. Kuria.
The victims were identified as Constable Festus Musyoka and Constable Lawrence Muturi, who were shot in the neck and hand respectively, while the woman, Felistas Nziza, was shot in the abdomen.
One of the officers and the woman were rushed to Nehema Uhai Hospital, after which the officer was transferred to the Nairobi Hospital.
The other officer checked himself into Radiant Hospital in Pangani where he was treated and discharged.
Police had classified the gunman as armed and dangerous after the shootout.
