This archive report was first published on 26 November 2019.
On November 26, 2019, a tragic incident occurred in Ruaka, Kiambu, where an Administration Police officer and a taxi driver were shot dead.
According to eyewitnesses, the officers who shot the deceased were well known to him, contradicting earlier reports of a shootout.
It is alleged that the slain officer's firearm was removed from his waist after he had been killed, and an officer fired several rounds in the air using the AP Constable Daniel Etiang's gun to justify the shooting.
A resident of Ruaka claimed, 'The officer who lay injured was finally shot by a woman believed to be a police officer and was dressed in civilian.'
AP Constable Daniel Etiang was armed with a Jericho pistol Serial No. KE AP 43368733, which police headquarters confirmed belonged to the AP Service.
A team of detectives visited the scene, and there were reports of attempts to interfere with the CCTV at the residence.
The targeted victims were two Nigerians, according to the brief to the Police Headquarters. The local DCI said they went to the residence where they found the 'robbers taking position within the compound.'
However, the slain officer's colleagues are not buying the narrative and have called for a thorough and independent probe.
'Etiang' was a teetotaler who never quarreled with anyone. Sad that he was killed few meters from his residence,' said a colleague.
The deceased officer, described by his colleagues as a decorated officer and a sharp shooter, had been attached to former Kiambu Governor William Kabogo and was currently attached to the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority's chief executive.
