In the wee hours of Sunday morning, police in Nairobi’s Pangani shot and fatally injured a suspected robber.<\/p>\n
The suspect had just been released from prison a week prior where he was held on robbery allegations.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe has been arrested not once or twice but manages to pay bond and is released,\u201d an officer told Nairobi News.<\/p>\n
The officer said the suspect was shot just moments after he attacked a pregnant woman within the Mlango Kubwa area at gunpoint.<\/p>\n
The woman would later call for help and police officers who were within the vicinity decided to chase after him.<\/p>\n
On realising that he was being trailed by officers he allegedly pulled out the gun and started shooting randomly.<\/p>\n
However, he was shot and died on the spot.<\/p>\n
His body was taken to City Mortuary by a land cruiser belonging to Pangani Police Station.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, in Umoja estate police have launched a manhunt for a robbery suspect who is only identified by his alias, Rama.<\/p>\n
This is after Rama was captured in a CCTV footage stealing from a reveler who had dosed off inside a joint.<\/p>\n
Police say he usually operates within Bee Center as well and locals have severally raised concerns about him.<\/p>\n
An officer said, \u201cThis is not the first time he is being sought by police and he has severally been arrested and gets released after paying bond.<\/p>\n
This comes at a time when the city has an additional police officers who have been recruited to deal with robbery and muggings.<\/p>\n
Nairobi County police boss Adamson Bungei has in the past warned youth who engage in robbery.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe youth should engage in better things that can make life better. They should seize engaging in crime,\u201d he once told the media.<\/p>\n
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