Three detectives were injured on Sunday, October 8, while pursuing a notorious thug in Kasarani, Nairobi County.
In an update by the Director of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Monday morning, the three officers are recuperating at Nairobi Hospital.
DCI boss Mr Mohamed Amin paid the three officers a visit to see how they were fairing after sustaining gunshot wounds.
"The three officers, who are responding well to treatment, were on a mission to recover a firearm from a notorious thug in Kasarani when they came under a hail of fire," part of the statement by DCI read.
According to DCI, the officers managed to recover the firearm, a Ceska pistol and fatally wounded the attacker.
