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Police kill 5 suspected gangsters in Kakamega shootout
Members of the public and police officers are seen at the scene of the killing of five suspected gangsters on Kakamega-Kisumu road on May 18, 2021.
Photo credit: Isaac Wale | Nation Media Group
What you need to know:
- Mr Chesire said the suspected gangsters were headed towards Chavakali from Kakamega town and that they engaged police officers in a shootout after defying an order to stop.
Five robbery suspects were on Tuesday shot dead by officers from the Special Crimes Unit near Makohokho trading centre along Kakamega-Kisumu road.
Two Ceska pistols and some bullets, a pair of police uniforms and several mobile phones were recovered from the vehicle the five had been using.
